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.
Africans were generally able to hide from or defend themselves against Europeans. [APEX]
It was not the Europeans that raided the African villages, this was done by other Africans wanting to capture slaves to sell.
Aside from Europeans, various African societies and kingdoms engaged in the slave trade by capturing and selling prisoners of war or individuals from rival groups. Notably, some North African empires, such as the Ottoman Empire and the Barbary States, participated in the slave trade by acquiring African slaves for labor and servitude. Additionally, Arab traders were involved in the trans-Saharan slave trade, transporting enslaved individuals across the Sahara Desert to markets in North Africa and the Middle East.
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.