Well, Europeans thought that using Africans, and Mexicans and such, was a good way to get things done in an obviously cruel way.
Well, that's pretty much the basic stuff... nothing much other than this to say. Hope this helped!
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african states became too weak to resist the slave trade
Europeans came into contact with African slave traders while exploring the coast of Africa.
Europeans came into contact with African slave traders while exploring the coast of Africa.
European slave traders mainly went to the coastal West African modern day nations such as Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
European slave traders come to West Africa because they were free as others.
From slave traders in central Africa.
European slave traders captured slaves in Africa during the transatlantic slave trade.
Enslaved Africans increased due to demand for labor in the Americas, the profitability of the slave trade, the expansion of European colonies, and the economic reliance on slave labor for industries such as sugar and cotton production.
They were purchased by African Slave Traders
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European missionaries entered Africa to Cure diseases spread Christianity and End the slave trade All of the above/...... Apex
buying them for African slave traders
They were purchased by African Slave Traders
Several European countries participated in the slave trade :3
They were engaged in the slave trade
Europeans sought slaves from West Africa primarily for economic reasons, as the demand for labor in the Americas grew with the expansion of plantation agriculture, particularly for crops like sugar, tobacco, and cotton. The transatlantic slave trade became a profitable enterprise, with European traders exchanging goods for enslaved people. West Africa had established systems of slavery, and European traders exploited these networks to supply labor to their colonies. This resulted in devastating social and economic impacts on West African societies.