Malaria
Because other Africans sold them to the Europeans as slaves and the new world colonies needed workers.
Because Africans were strangers to the Americans, so they wouldn't have allies or places to hide. Additionally, the Native Americans had much weaker immune systems than Africans because Africans had developed around the same livestock that Europeans had. This made the Africans more disease resistant. Africans were also able to put up with muich more abuse, on average, than Native Americans without fainting or dying.
southern part of the united states
African Diaspora
middle passage
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1500s
Africans lived in Spain for over 700 years before Columbus's voyage to the New World
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was first recognized as a new disease in 1981.
African Diaspora
It is estimated that between 12 to 15 million Africans were forcibly transported to the New World during the transatlantic slave trade, with mortality rates during the Middle Passage ranging from 15% to 25%. This means that approximately 1.8 to 3.75 million Africans may have died during the journey due to disease, malnutrition, and harsh conditions aboard slave ships. The exact numbers are difficult to determine due to incomplete historical records.