They first went to the middle colonies but as farming grew bigger in the south the slaves then moved to the southern colonies
First, Afrricans were immune to most european diseases. Second, Africans had no friends or family in the Americas to help them resist or escape. Third, enslaved Africans offered a permanent source of labor. -Even their children could be held as slaves.- Fourth, many Africans had worked on farms in their native lands.
First colonized in 1787 when the British founded Freetown (now the capital) as a settlement for Africans freed from slavery. The coastal region became a British colony in 1808, with the interior annexed in 1896. Independence was achieved in 1961. Resource: About.com
African slavery was already in practice when Europeans first arrived to purchase slaves in the early 16th century. Warring African tribes and factions often enslaved prisoners of war, or invaded enemy villages to kidnap and enslave villagers. The tribe leaders made a sort of business selling the slaves to European customers. Though some slaves were sold to the European continent, the majority were shipped to colonies in the New World for labor.
In America, the first colony was on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, but it did not survive. Called the Lost Colony, it lasted about 3 years. The first permanent colony was at Jamestown, Virginia, and it was followed by the Massachusetts Colony at Plymouth, MA.
Yes, the slave ship was named Jesus of Lubeck. John Hawkins arrived with the first batch of slaves to the Americas in 1555.
1492
The first Africans arrived in Hispaniola in 1502. They were brought by the Spanish as enslaved individuals to work on plantations and mines.
The first colony to import enslaved Africans in 1619 was Virginia. A group of about 20 enslaved Africans was brought to Jamestown, marking the beginning of a system of racial slavery in the English colonies. This event laid the groundwork for the extensive use of slave labor in the agricultural economy of the American South.
Spain was the first country to import enslaved Africans to the Americas :)
The first slave ship to arrive in America was the San Juan Bautista in 1526, carrying enslaved Africans to the Spanish colony of San Miguel de Guadalupe in present-day South Carolina.
The colony were Africans among the first colonists was South Carolina.
The colony were Africans among the first colonists was South Carolina.
In the Carolina Colony.
Massachusetts
the spanish
the spanish
Spain was the first country to import enslaved Africans to the Americas :)