They were captured by African slave traders
The Portuguese had ties with Kingdom Kongo who started exporting slaves in 1650.
Most were captured by rival tribes and sold to slave traders in West Africa, who transported many slaves to the Caribbean and the colonies in the American South.
Slaves from Africa to America, Cotton and Sugar from America to Europe, Textiles and manufactured goods to Africa.
Most slaves taken during the triangular trade were sourced from West and Central Africa. Enslaved individuals were captured and transported to the Americas, where they were forced into labor on plantations and in other industries. This brutal trade was a key component of the triangular trade route, which connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The inhumane conditions of the Middle Passage, the sea journey from Africa to the Americas, resulted in significant loss of life among the enslaved.
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European slave traders captured slaves in Africa during the transatlantic slave trade.
West Africa
Most were captured by rival tribes and sold to slave traders in West Africa, who transported many slaves to the Caribbean and the colonies in the American South.
Most were captured by rival tribes and sold to slave traders in West Africa, who transported many slaves to the Caribbean and the colonies in the American South.
The Portuguese had ties with Kingdom Kongo who started exporting slaves in 1650.
Most were captured by rival tribes and sold to slave traders in West Africa, who transported many slaves to the Caribbean and the colonies in the American South.
Slaves were captured from various regions in Africa, including West Africa (such as present-day Senegal, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Benin), Central Africa (such as present-day Angola and Congo), and East Africa (such as present-day Mozambique and Madagascar), among others. These regions were major sources of enslaved people during the transatlantic slave trade.
first the europeans sailed to Africa and captured save and then travelled from Africa to America were they would sell the slaves for money
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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.