Because they believed the west would prove their promise land
false they moved east
slaves from west Africa.
West Africa
West Africa < Apex
The U.S. slaves came from Senegal, Gambia, and Sierra Leone (West Africa)
false they moved east
Many former slaves moved west in the 1800s. Northerner's feared freed slaves would take their jobs. They did not want to stay in the hostile South.
Logging, farming,the gold rush,and freedom for slaves
Most slaves are from West Africa.
Push factors that led settlers to move out west include overcrowding in the East, lack of economic opportunities, and conflicts with Native American tribes. Pull factors include the promise of free or cheap land, the opportunity to start fresh in a new region, and the availability of natural resources like gold and timber.
Slaves were kept in the West Indies to grow and harvest sugar and molesses.
slaves from west Africa.
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.
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
In West African cultures, slaves were allowed to own slaves of their own, while those in the Atlantic slave trade were not.
west Africa