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European slave traders captured slaves in Africa during the transatlantic slave trade.
During the transatlantic slave trade, goods such as firearms, alcohol, textiles, and metal goods were traded in Africa in exchange for enslaved individuals.
african slave trade was a horrible time
On a ship. The conquistadors brought horses with them. (Horses are not native to the Americas.)
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.