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Europeans have been enslaving people, including Africans, for thousands of years. Actually Africans enslaved other Africans before the Europeans did.

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Who sold the slaves from Africa to the European slavers?

Well, the Africans were at war with one another. They began to enslave themselves. Then the Portugese began the importation around the world . . .in the 1500's


What European people colonized eastern South America?

Beginning in 15th century, colonizers from Europe began to move to eastern South America. For the most part, they were Spanish and Portuguese.


West African and Portuguese traders made contact in the 15th century what were the two main consequences of this contact for west Africa and for the Americas?

First, direct trade between Portugal and the coastal people of West Africa bypassed the routes across the Sahara and pulled the coastal region into a closer relationship with Europe. Second, the Portuguese began the European trade in enslaved West Africans.


What did the Portuguese buy and trade on the gulf coast?

They traded for gold and ivory and established trading posts. Portuguese began buying slaves there as well.


What year was the arrival of africans to the Caribbean?

The arrival of Africans to the Caribbean began in the early 16th century, with significant numbers brought through the transatlantic slave trade starting around the 1500s. The first recorded shipment of enslaved Africans to the Caribbean occurred in 1518, when the Spanish brought enslaved individuals to work on plantations. This marked the beginning of a tragic and extensive period of forced migration that significantly shaped the region's demographics and culture.

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What group did colonial plantation owners attempt to enslave prior to the importation of Africans?

Colonial plantation owners attempted to enslave Native Americans prior to enslaving Africans. Slavery in the United States began in the 18th century.


Who sold the slaves from Africa to the European slavers?

Well, the Africans were at war with one another. They began to enslave themselves. Then the Portugese began the importation around the world . . .in the 1500's


How did slavery started in the US?

In the earlier years like the 1700s the British started coming to America and bringing the African Americans with them so it just kind of stuck. When Spanish and Portuguese went to the Americas to start colonies, they began to grow crops that needed labor and so they enslave Native Americans but the Native Americans were not immune to some of the disease the Europeans brought over so they began to enslave Africans because they were immune to most of the European disease.


Who was portuguese who led a Spanish expedition?

Ferdinand Magellan was the Portuguese explorer who led a Spanish expedition to circumnavigate the world. The expedition began in 1519 and lasted for four years to 1522 when his crew returned home without Magellan. Magellan died in 1521.


When did plantations start?

Plantations began in the New World in the early 1600s. The Spanish started them first with the English, Portuguese, and Dutch following closely behind.


How transatlantic slave trade began when?

The transatlantic slave trade began in the late 15th century, around the 1500s, as European powers sought labor for their colonies in the Americas. Initially, Portuguese and Spanish traders transported enslaved Africans, but by the 17th century, British, French, and Dutch involvement increased significantly. This trade was driven by the demand for labor on plantations producing sugar, tobacco, and cotton, leading to the forced migration of millions of Africans across the Atlantic. The trade continued to expand until the 19th century, profoundly impacting societies on both sides of the Atlantic.


The European presence in Nigeria began with the?

Portuguese


Who began to imperialize Mozambique in 1505?

the portuguese


What European people colonized South America?

Beginning in 15th century, colonizers from Europe began to move to eastern South America. For the most part, they were Spanish and Portuguese.


Why did the Spanish began using slaves from Africa?

The Spanish began using slaves from Africa because the Native American population was declining due to diseases and harsh labor conditions. They turned to African slaves as a source of labor for their colonies in the Americas.


To many English settlers in the early 1600's enslaving africans was acceptable at first because?

it was acceptable at first for English settlers to enslave Africans because in those days there were no human rights and freedoms.Also,Africans practiced human sacrifice and so it was no trouble to sell their tribesmen to English settlers as slaves rather than killing them


How did the Atlantic slave trade get its start?

they got they start from European because Europeans began to enslave African who could be obtained from trading post along the African post Slavery in Africa predated European contact by thousands of years and was part and parcel of trade, commerce and wealth in African nations. The first European contact leading to the purchase of slaves was from with the Portuguese. Europeans did not go to Africa to "enslave" Africans but rather they went to Africa to purchase slaves already enslaved by African rulers. Excess population was seen as a source of wealth and a commodity of trade by African rulers. The concept of Europeans stalking Africans to make the slaves is factually inaccurate, a distortion of the reality of the African slave trade and has led to a distorted view of the African slave trade reinforcing racial bias for political purposes.