Because the salt was just as precious as the gold
The two commodities come from different areas far apart, and therefore both were valuable where they were not readily available.
Well it was really rough for the Africans because even though they had new things in there life it didn't mean anything. Why? because the European didn't let the Africans be free. Also they didn't know why European were like that with Africans.
The west Africans grew wealthy though trade because they made taxes for people who came in and out of their territory.
West Africans trade gold & silver apex learninng
About 14,650,000
the Europeans benefited most from the triangular trade because the enslaved the Africans and got the money and merchandise
12 million
Salt and gold are some examples.
Increased importation of enslaved Africans to the Western Hemisphere.
the spanish got along well with the africans because they made a trade. The africans freedom for spanish plantations.
yes
Because of slavery
yes they were willing to give up their people Like most of the rest of the world, slavery was well-established in West Africa. It varied in texture, including caste or lineage slavery, military slavery, and especially labor slavery, as land was allocated according to need and ability to work the land trade because
It increased because of white people's demand. Most people today because of white guilt try to use the stock argument that "Africans sold Africans so Africans are responsible for what whites did" that's bullshit.The atlantic slave trade and any other slave trade is a DEMAND DRIVEN MARKET.
Africans were greatly impacted by the triangular trade as they were captured, enslaved, and forcibly transported to the Americas. Indigenous peoples in the Americas also faced hardships as they were exploited for labor or displaced from their lands to make way for European settlers.
Fellow Africans were involved in the slave trade for various reasons, including profit, political power, and as a result of intertribal conflicts. European involvement also incentivized some African leaders to participate in the trade.
i will what are you willing to trade
salt and cloth from western Africa for gold and ivory from the Sahara and North Africa i got the same question from my social studies teacher