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Besides slaves what was brought from the West Indies to the colonist?
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What was brought from the west indies to the colonies?
slaves
Which product went from the west indies to England in the triangular trade?
Slaves, sugar, molasses, and fruit went from the West Indies to England in the Triangular Trade.
How did the planters in the spanish West Indies treat their slaves?
Crappy.
Did European indies colonize central America and West Indies for slaves?
No they did not. They colonize them to bring slaves from Africa there to work. The fertile soil and plenty of resources are there. The europeans would then ship the produce back to Europe and sell them
South Carolina prospered partly by selling African slaves in the west indies?
false
What was brought from the west indies to the colonies?
slaves
Which of these was a system that involved making molasses brought from the West Indies into rum which was sold in Africa for more slaves for the West Indies?
Triangular Trade
What goods did the English colonies West indies and West Africa traded?
They didn't trade anything. Slaves were brought from Africa to the West Indies
Which of these was a system that involved making molasses and sugar brought from the West Indies into rum which was sold in Africa for more slaves for the West Indies?
Triangular trade
Were most of the slaves who were brought from Africa to the Americas brought to the area that would become the US mainland or were they brought to the Caribbean islands instead?
Africa. West African slaves were brought to the West Indies from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.
Why were the slaves were mainly bought by British boats?
America was originally formed by Britain. so therefor we traded with the British and they brought over the slaves from the West Indies.
How did buying and selling slaves work?
Buying and selling slaves involved individuals or companies purchasing slaves from slave traders or slave markets, often through auctions. Slaves were considered property and could be bought, sold, or traded like any other commodity. The process typically involved negotiations over price and terms, with the buyer then taking ownership and control over the slave's labor and movements.
What brought freedom for the slaves besides the union winning the civil war?
The Freed-men's Bureau
Why were slaves kept in the west indies?
Slaves were kept in the West Indies to grow and harvest sugar and molesses.
Which continents were involved in triangular trade?
slaves were brought from Africa to the west indies where they were put to work producing sugar and molasses. We traded these slaves for rum and guns. Slaves were also brought to North America where they picked cotton and produced tobacco and rum. These goods were shipped to Europe where they were traded for manufactured goods.
How did Ananse stories travel to the West Indies?
Through the slaves brought to the Caribbean from West Africa. In Jamaica, for instance, the Ashanti's, a Kingdom in the Akan Empire brought the stories to Jamaica. The majority of Jamaican's are Ashanti. The stories also reached the Americas by the slaves brought there. They soon evolved into the Brer Rabbit stories.
What were slaves traded for in West Indies?
molasses
