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Europeans and Americans.
The Europeans purchased the African slaves from other Africans, kings or tribal leaders.
It was not the Europeans that raided the African villages, this was done by other Africans wanting to capture slaves to sell.
Initially slaves were brought to the Americas to work the sugarcane fields
The Arab states in North Africa traditionally traded in slaves. But, when the demand for African slaves to work on the cotton and sugar cane plantations in America arose, the demand for slaves increased.
African slaves were not the first to work as slaves on plantations. Slavery has existed for thousands of years in various forms across different civilizations. In the Americas, indigenous peoples and Europeans also faced enslavement and forced labor on plantations before African slaves were brought over.
The slaves who could farm would already know how to care for the crops.
Europeans decided to import African slaves as opposed to slaves from other countries, because 1) they were immune to the same diseases that were killing off so many Native Americans, 2) they were strong 3) parts of Africa already had a history of slavery, so it was easy to convince communities to turn in their enemies for money.
African slaves were brought in to replace the Native West Indians who died off working on Spanish plantations. This was due to the devastating effects of diseases brought by Europeans and harsh working conditions in the plantations.
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They needed workers and indentured servants didn’t work out. Anyone who was African was a slave so it was very easy to know where they were.
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.
Spain was the first European country to import African slaves to the Americas. After Christopher Columbus discovered the New World, the Spanish started bringing Africans as slave labor for their plantations and mines. Juan de Cordoba was the first Spaniard to send African slaves to the New World.
Europeans brought African slaves to work on plantations because native populations were decimated by diseases brought by Europeans and were not sufficient in number or adapted to the harsh working conditions. Africans were seen as a readily available and exploitable labor source due to the Atlantic slave trade.
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