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No, African people did not volunteer to be sold into slavery. The transatlantic slave trade involved the forced capture, trade, and transportation of millions of Africans against their will to the Americas for forced labor. The individuals captured and sold into slavery were victims of a system that dehumanized and exploited them for economic gain.
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Why did the rules of Africa sell their own people into slavery?
Well they didn't usually. People taken for the slave trade were from unorganized tribal villages on the African coast, easy pickings for slave traders. The people were simply forcibly abducted, then taken to market overseas to be sold. Although, now I'm wondering why after a couple of years of this the people just didn't move inland! Maybe they did...
Why were African slaves needed for slavery?
Slaves have been used throughout mankind's history. They historically come from people abducted by force, people given away or sold by their leaders, people who sell themselves or people conquered in war.African slaves were used in America and Europe, primarily because their tribal leaders and kings sold them to the slave traders. Many other races were sold into slavery at the same time, but not in the same numbers.Scholars estimate that about 12,000,000 Africans were sold by Africans to Europeans (most of them before 1776, when the USA wasn't yet born) and 17,000,000 were sold to Arabs.Slavery still exists in many countries today.You have asked "why". Because it was (and still is in some places) possible to buy people as servants and workers.
Were Slaves sold from Africa?
Yes, during the transatlantic slave trade, African individuals were captured, enslaved, and sold to European slave traders who transported them to the Americas to work on plantations. Millions of Africans were forced into slavery in this brutal trade that lasted for over three centuries.
What does the griot tell Haley about his ancestor Kunta Kinte?
The griot tells Haley about his ancestor Kunta Kinte, a young man from the Mandinka tribe in Juffure, Gambia who was captured and sold into slavery in America. Kunta Kinte fiercely held onto his African identity and roots despite the harsh conditions he faced in slavery. His story of resilience and resistance became a symbol of African heritage and cultural pride for future generations.
What have many africans been sold into?
Many Africans have been historically sold into slavery, particularly during the transatlantic slave trade. This involved capturing and forcibly transporting Africans to the Americas to work on plantations and in other labor-intensive industries.
Who sold people into slavery in Africa?
Competing African tribes were the main source of slaves.
What people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
people where not taken and just sold as slaves in America they where sold off in there own country by there own people so it was not all the white people in the slavery era.. and yes it was the African Americans.
Which was NOT a reason rinderpest limited African resistance to European colonization?
It increased the number of people sold into slavery. EdOptions c;
Who first sold africans into slavery?
african and arabic traders
What happen to the africans when they came to Unite state?
the African people were brought to the USA in chains, so it is fair to say they were sold into slavery.
How did you get the job of an Egyptian slave?
Sometimes people were not wanted in an area and were sold into slavery, sometimes people were stolen from somewhere and sold into slavery, and sometimes people were born into slavery.
What queen of Spain is responsible for African slavery?
No queen of Spain is responsible for African slavery. Slavery has been going on for thousands of years. People were often made slaves when they lost a battle or war. Pirates as far as Ancient Rome and Greece sold slaves from many places .
What was the name of the people who sold people?
The generic name of people who sold other people into slavery was "slavers".
African sold into slavery at a young age who wrote a narrative of his life?
Olaudah Equiano
What are African slaves?
African slaves are men, women, and children taken from the continent of Africa and sold to people in other countries as slaves. A slave's duties varied from to intensive field work to caring for children.
Wasn't the first black man to be sold as a slave sold by another black man?
Many African Americans were sold into slavery by other Africans. Slavery was a common practice in Africa, so they sold slaves to the Europeans and took part in the slave trade.
How bad was slavery back then?
Slavery was horrible before the Civil War in the United States. African American people were literally bought and sold on the market to work the large southern plantations. The men were frequently killed and the women raped.
