African rulers and traders supplied slaves to Europeans primarily for economic gain, as the transatlantic slave trade provided significant financial incentives through the exchange of goods like firearms, textiles, and alcohol. Additionally, local power dynamics and rivalries often led to the capture and sale of prisoners of war or those from rival tribes. The demand for labor on European plantations in the Americas further fueled this trade, creating a profitable market for both African suppliers and European traders.
Europeans and Americans.
Africans were generally able to hide from or defend themselves against Europeans. [APEX]
Africans were generally able to hide from or defend themselves against Europeans.
Most of the African slaves sold to Europeans were captured by local African leaders and groups, often through warfare, raids, or trade. These captors would sometimes exchange slaves for goods such as weapons, textiles, and alcohol. European traders then transported these enslaved individuals across the Atlantic as part of the transatlantic slave trade. This system was fueled by both African and European economic interests, leading to significant human suffering and demographic changes in Africa.
It was not the Europeans that raided the African villages, this was done by other Africans wanting to capture slaves to sell.
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.
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.
From slave traders in central Africa.
From slave traders in central Africa.
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
From slave traders in central Africa.
From slave traders in central Africa.
From slave traders in central Africa.
they didn't, they were kidnapped
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.