Africans came to the Western Hemisphere not as slaves at first. They came as indentured servants. However, it was believed to be 1619 when the Africans were brought as slaves from the western part of Africa.
The time period that slaves were brought into America was between 1619 to 1789. Most of the slaves came in from 1720.
Most slaves who were sent to North America came from Africa.
blacks
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
The west coast of Africa.
Christianity
Most of the slaves that were brought to the New World, or the Americas, were from the continent of Africa. They were either sold by African chief or Arab slave traders to Portuguese or Spanish slave traders. More specifically, West Africa is where most of the slaves had previously lived. The slave trade was very popular and prosperous for slave traders. The first nation to profit on slaves was Portugal.
Most slaves were born in North America
Most were brought to North America between 1650 and 1800. Most arrived on Spanish ships. During this period of time these Spanish ships delivered about 12 million black people all over the world. Only 645,000 were brought to what is now known as the United States.
the English
They would set up auctions, most often in the local town squares.