West Indian slaves primarily came from various regions of West Africa, particularly from areas that are now part of modern-day countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Gambia, and Angola. The transatlantic slave trade forcibly transported millions of Africans to the Caribbean, where they were enslaved on plantations. Many of these individuals belonged to diverse ethnic groups with distinct languages and cultures. The legacy of their heritage significantly influenced the cultural landscape of the Caribbean.
Middle Passage
The Ghana empire was located in the western part of Africa.
European explorers and traders obtained slaves from West Africa primarily through a system of trade that involved local African leaders and middlemen. They established coastal trading posts and negotiated agreements, often exchanging goods like textiles, firearms, and alcohol for enslaved individuals. In some cases, they also engaged in raids or warfare to capture slaves directly. This trade was a crucial part of the transatlantic slave trade, which forcibly transported millions of Africans to the Americas.
European slave traders mainly went to the coastal West African modern day nations such as Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
The term for the transportation of slaves to the Americas from the west coast of Africa is the "Transatlantic Slave Trade." This brutal trade involved millions of Africans being forcibly transported across the Atlantic Ocean to work primarily in plantations and mines in the Americas from the 16th to the 19th centuries. It was a significant and devastating part of the broader system of slavery that had profound effects on both African and American societies.
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it is generaly believed that the slaves in Barbados came from Ghana
Most African slaves came from various parts of West Africa, as did Guyanese slaves. Most slaves from the West Indies came from the Congo, Ghana, or Senegal.
Villages such as Belmont, Arouca, and Laventille were formed.
Trinidadian slaves came from Africa (mostly West Africa) and India (many were from the Madras area), with a much smaller amount coming from Cantonese-speaking areas of China.
The slaves in the Americas (including the Carribean) came overwhelmingly from West Africa, from the areas that are now Mali, Mauretania, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana, for example.
West Africa
Mauritius is next to Africa and is part of the African Union, therefore they technically are not Asian. Most Mauritians are descendants of slaves from India or from China, so technically they are Asian-Mauritians, but they are also African. This is comparable to how African-Canadians are North Americans.
AFRICA borders Asia on the southwest.
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The ocean that lies between Australia and Africa is called the Indian ocean, which itself is a part of the Pacific Ocean