Some advantages of African slaves over Native Americans for European colonizers included their resistance to diseases like smallpox, their familiarity with agricultural practices such as rice cultivation, and their perceived ability to withstand harsh working conditions due to their prior exposure to tropical climates.
African slaves were not the first to work as slaves on plantations. Slavery has existed for thousands of years in various forms across different civilizations. In the Americas, indigenous peoples and Europeans also faced enslavement and forced labor on plantations before African slaves were brought over.
The Haitian slaves had advantages such as knowledge of the local terrain, immunity to certain diseases, and a strong sense of unity and purpose in their fight for freedom. They also had a strategic advantage in their guerrilla warfare tactics and ability to adapt quickly to changing circumstances.
Slaves from Africa were often preferred over indigenous slaves because they were viewed as better suited for agricultural labor due to their experience in farming and working in tropical climates. Additionally, African slaves were more resistant to diseases like malaria that were prevalent in the Caribbean and Americas, making them more valuable to plantation owners.
African American slaves displayed a range of physical traits reflecting their diverse African ancestries, as well as factors such as intermixing with other populations in the Americas. They had varying skin tones, facial features, and body types. Over time, genetic exchange and adaptation led to unique phenotypes among African American descendants.
Plantation owners preferred African slaves over indentured servants because slaves were seen as a more permanent and cost-effective labor source. Slaves were considered property for life, providing long-term labor stability, while indentured servants worked for a defined period before gaining freedom. Additionally, racial prejudices and laws made it easier to control and subjugate African slaves compared to European indentured servants.
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The British (English) settlers brought the first African American slaves over. In fact, they where the only people who brought African American slaves over to America.
Well, when the colonists first moved to America, they tried using the natives there as slaves, unfortunately for them, the natives were unfamiliar to the colonists' diseases, and were not immune to it. Because the natives kept dying, the colonists started to ship African people over to America. The African people lived quite close to Europe, and had better chances of living through diseases. Further back in history, the ancient Greeks and Romans, and other peoples for that matter, would make slaves of whoever they captured in war. It wasn't only African people that were enslaved, many others had been too.
they were sold by the kings and queens of Africa and then brought all over the world as slaves
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The slaves were brought over from Africa to work as slaves! so, all the blacks or coloured people living in America have relations coming from Africa, and their ancestors are African!
African slaves spoke various languages depending on their region of origin in Africa. Some common languages included Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Twi, and many others. Over time, a creole language known as Gullah or Creole English developed among African slaves in the United States.
1619 by a Dutch slave trader
Harriet Tubman.
In Britain, the chartered Royal African Company was granted a monopoly over the shipment of slaves to colonies in the Americas.
African slaves were not the first to work as slaves on plantations. Slavery has existed for thousands of years in various forms across different civilizations. In the Americas, indigenous peoples and Europeans also faced enslavement and forced labor on plantations before African slaves were brought over.
this is False, desease did wipe out slaves. howeverthey were indigenous slaves, not the africans brought over.