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Originally African slaves were brought to the Americas to supply labor for the?
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Where were African slaves first brought to work?
The first African slaves used by Europeans were used by the Portuguese, on the island of Sao Tome, to grow sugarcane. The Spanish were the first to use African slaves in the Americas (in the Caribbean), and the first English colony to use African slaves was Jamestown, Virginia (which was the first English colony in the New World). However, long before Europeans used African slaves, the Africans had slaves who were African!
What group of people were brought to America and sold as slaves?
African American
When were African people taken as slaves?
1502 First enslaved Africans in the Americas- 1888Abolition of slavery in Brazil.
African slavery began in the Americas in the 1500s when began bringing Africans to their colonies in the New World to replace Native American slaves who had died from diseases?
That's a statement with a question mark at the end...
Were did African slaves come from?
African slaves came from the West coast of Africa - at that time there were no countries as we now know them in that area.
What caused African slaves to be brought to the Americas?
What caused African slaves to be brought to the Americas was the demand for cheap labor. They replaced indentured servants.
Did slavery in America start with African slaves?
yes the african slaves were brought to the americas
African slaves were brought to the Americas to supply labor for?
African slaves were brought to the Americas to supply cheap and forced labor for agricultural industries, such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton plantations. They were also used in mining and other industries to help the European colonies in the Americas prosper economically.
African slaves were brought to the Americas to supply what kind of labor?
African slaves were brought to the Americas to supply labor for agriculture, mining, and other industries that required large amounts of manual work.
How did African Americans get to the US?
They were originally brought in as slaves in the 1700's.
What was the route of african slaves?
From Europe, they brought textiles, run and manufactured good to Africa. From Africa, they bought slaves or simply took people and made them slaves, and brought them to the Americas. From the Americas, the Europeans brought back the sugar, tobacco and cotton.
What were The first African slaves were brought to the Americas for?
The first African slaves were brought to the Americas primarily to work on plantations producing cash crops such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton. Their labor was crucial for the economic prosperity of European colonies in the Americas.
African slaves were brought to the Americas to supply labor for what?
African slaves were brought to America to work for free and make a profit for their masters. They were also used to entertain, amuse and do whatever their master commanded them to do.
What were the African slaves brought to the Americas to supply labor for?
African slaves were brought to America to work for free and make a profit for their masters. They were also used to entertain, amuse and do whatever their master commanded them to do.
Who brought the first group of African slaves to the Americas nd Caribbean region?
The first group of African slaves in the Americas and Caribbean region were brought by the Portuguese in the early 16th century. Portugal's initial involvement in the transatlantic slave trade set the foundation for the widespread forced labor system that followed.
What African instrument survived to be used by slaves on American plantations?
I believe the Banjo was brought by the African slaves. Originally it was made of a gourd and a wooden stick.
Why were so many African slaves brought to the Caribbean in comparison to other area in the Americas?
Because that is where the sugar plantations were.
