They needed slaves to work on plantations
by buying them from African slave traders
From slave traders in central Africa.
A lot of them bought trade items to be taken to Africa, to be used in trade for slaves.
European slave traders mainly went to the coastal West African modern day nations such as Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
They were purchased by African Slave Traders
They were purchased by African Slave Traders
From slave traders in central Africa.
They needed slaves to work on plantations
establishing trade relationships with local tribal leaders to acquire slaves through raids, warfare, or through the capture and selling of prisoners of war.
by buying them from African slave traders
From slave traders in central Africa.
From slave traders in central Africa.
From slave traders in central Africa
European slave traders mainly went to the coastal West African modern day nations such as Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
Most of the slaves sent to the Americas originally came from West and Central Africa. They were captured and sold by African slave traders to European slave traders, who then transported them across the Atlantic Ocean to be enslaved in the New World colonies.
A lot of them bought trade items to be taken to Africa, to be used in trade for slaves.