Plantation farming of tropical cash crops.
English involvement in the slave trade was stimulated by the development of plantations in Jamaica.
plantation farming of tropical cash crops such as sugar and pineapple required huge numbers of workers who labored long hours in hot climates. the need for labor in the western hemisphere turned slave trade into an industry.
African crops such as rice, sugar, and indigo were exported during the triangular trade. These crops were grown on plantations using the forced labor of enslaved Africans and were sent to Europe and the Americas to fuel the transatlantic slave trade.
plantation farming of tropical cash crops such as sugar and pineapple required huge numbers of workers who labored long hours in hot climates. the need for labor in the Western Hemisphere turned slave trade into an industry.
The African slave trade expanded through the demand for labor in European colonies in the Americas, particularly in plantations for crops like sugar, tobacco, and cotton. European powers established trading posts along the African coast and engaged in the exchange of goods for enslaved Africans, who were then transported across the Atlantic to work on plantations. The trade was further fueled by the development of a complex network of slave traders, merchants, and middlemen.
The vast majority of slaves imported in the slave trade went to European colonies in the Americas, particularly in regions such as the Caribbean and Brazil. These slaves were used for labor on plantations producing crops like sugar, coffee, and tobacco.
they used slaves on Caribbean sugar plantations
they used slaves on Caribbean sugar plantations
In the Atlantic slave trade, Europe, Africa, and the Americas were engaged in a triangular trade system. European traders transported manufactured goods, such as textiles, rum, and firearms, to Africa in exchange for enslaved people. Enslaved Africans were then shipped to the Americas, where they were forced to work on plantations producing cash crops like sugar, tobacco, and cotton. The profits from these plantations were then used to purchase more goods in Europe, perpetuating the cycle of trade.
Slave families were separated, and members were sold to other plantations.
West Africa
They used slave labor to produce cash crops.