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Europeans brought slaves from Africa primarily to meet the labor demands of their colonies, particularly in the Americas. The transatlantic slave trade provided a solution to the shortage of labor caused by the decline of Indigenous populations due to disease and harsh treatment. Enslaved Africans were seen as a profitable source of labor for plantations producing sugar, tobacco, and cotton. This brutal system was driven by economic interests and the racial ideologies that dehumanized African people.
Europeans traded in slaves because this was a free source of labor. They did not need to do the strenuous work by making their slaves do it for them, so it was on a high demand. If you had to clear 100 acres of forest land, and one acre clearing would take 15 to 20 years, would you rather do it yourself or have someone else do it? I would go with the latter. Slaves were first indentured servants and then became slaves. I would tell you the whole story, but that would dwell on a different question.
coastal West Africa
Indentured servants, and then slaves.
from the slaves in africa
The west coast of Africa.
The West coast of Africa.
Europeans brought slaves from Africa primarily to meet the labor demands of their colonies, particularly in the Americas. The transatlantic slave trade provided a solution to the shortage of labor caused by the decline of Indigenous populations due to disease and harsh treatment. Enslaved Africans were seen as a profitable source of labor for plantations producing sugar, tobacco, and cotton. This brutal system was driven by economic interests and the racial ideologies that dehumanized African people.
Competing African tribes were the main source of slaves.
they got they start from European because Europeans began to enslave African who could be obtained from trading post along the African post Slavery in Africa predated European contact by thousands of years and was part and parcel of trade, commerce and wealth in African nations. The first European contact leading to the purchase of slaves was from with the Portuguese. Europeans did not go to Africa to "enslave" Africans but rather they went to Africa to purchase slaves already enslaved by African rulers. Excess population was seen as a source of wealth and a commodity of trade by African rulers. The concept of Europeans stalking Africans to make the slaves is factually inaccurate, a distortion of the reality of the African slave trade and has led to a distorted view of the African slave trade reinforcing racial bias for political purposes.
In some cases, the crews of slave ships took captive people they encountered in Africa, but apparently most were purchased from African slave dealers and governments. The slaves sold within Africa were mostly criminals, war captives, slaves purchased from other parts of Africa, heretics, and debtors. There is a source link below.
Portuguese and Europeans wanted slaves to work in their colonies, primarily in the Americas, because they needed labor for crops like sugar, tobacco, and cotton. Slaves were seen as a cheap and plentiful source of labor that could be exploited for economic gain. Additionally, the transatlantic slave trade became a profitable industry for European slave traders.
Europeans traded in slaves because this was a free source of labor. They did not need to do the strenuous work by making their slaves do it for them, so it was on a high demand. If you had to clear 100 acres of forest land, and one acre clearing would take 15 to 20 years, would you rather do it yourself or have someone else do it? I would go with the latter. Slaves were first indentured servants and then became slaves. I would tell you the whole story, but that would dwell on a different question.
The Spanish began using slaves from Africa because the Native American population was declining due to diseases and harsh labor conditions. They turned to African slaves as a source of labor for their colonies in the Americas.
In some cases, the crews of slave ships took captive people they encountered in Africa, but apparently most were purchased from African slave dealers and governments. The slaves sold within Africa were mostly criminals, war captives, slaves purchased from other parts of Africa, heretics, and debtors. There is a source link below.
coastal West Africa