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What were the Africans traded for?

People were captured by Africans and enslaved. They were then taken by their African captors and sold at the coast for Manillas (copper and bronze armlets) that had been manufactured in Europe. The African kingdoms that ran the slave trade became very rich on the proceeds of selling Africans that they captured.


Why were Africans sold as slaves?

Africans were sold as slaves primarily due to European colonization and the transatlantic slave trade, where Europeans captured and bought Africans to work on plantations in the Americas. The demand for cheap labor to support the growing sugar, tobacco, and cotton industries led to the widespread enslavement of Africans. Additionally, Europeans justified their actions through racist ideologies that dehumanized Africans.


What is the name of the journey of Africans who were brought as slaves?

The journey of Africans who were brought as slaves to the Americas is known as the Transatlantic Slave Trade. This was a brutal and inhumane system where millions of Africans were forcibly taken from their homelands and transported across the Atlantic Ocean to be sold as slaves in the New World.


How did africans capture and enslavement?

Africans were captured for enslavement through various means including raids, warfare, kidnapping, and trade with European slave traders. They were often sold by fellow Africans or European slave traders to work on plantations in the Americas. The transatlantic slave trade was brutal and dehumanizing, resulting in the forced migration of millions of Africans.


How did an african become a slave?

Africans became slaves through various means, such as being captured in wars, being kidnapped, or being sold by other Africans. European colonizers played a significant role in the transatlantic slave trade by forcibly enslaving Africans and transporting them to the Americas to work on plantations.