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.
what was the return to Africa like for the freed slaves this is not an answer.
Europe got slaves from Africa by the triangular trade. Europe traded with Africa, Europe gave Africa guns, rum, gunpowder, and tools. Africa traded back with slaves
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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.
Like most slaves in ancient times they were captured during military campaigns. They also did do some slave raiding into Nubia in the south and Libya to the west.