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Why were slaves taken from Africa Where were they taken Who sold the slaves to the European slavers And how they get them and why did they take them?
Slaves were taken from Africa primarily to meet the labor demands of European colonies, particularly in the Americas, where they were forced to work on plantations. African slave traders captured individuals from various tribes and regions, often through warfare or raids, and then sold them to European slavers at coastal trading posts. The transatlantic slave trade was driven by the profitability of cash crops like sugar and tobacco, leading Europeans to exploit African populations for cheap labor. This brutal system resulted in millions of Africans being forcibly transported across the Atlantic in inhumane conditions.
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Where were most slaves taken from?
Africa
How many black people were taken out of Africa as slaves?
9.5 million.
The majority of slaves were from what country?
When the slaves were taken from western Africa, there weren't formal countries in the European lines-on-a-map sense. The area was known by Europeans as the Slave Coast and Gold Coast. The area covered was roughly from what is now Senegal to what is now Nigeria - look at a map of Africa to see what area that covers.
Where did the middle passage occur?
The slaves were taken from Africa, back to the Americas of Europe
What is the brutal passage taken by slaves from Africa to the new world?
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
How were slaves taken to America?
By ships, known as slavers.
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans from West Africa were taken to the Western Hemisphere and sold as slaves to the European colonists.
Why is the sea route between Africa and the west indies called the blood passage?
The trade route from Africa to the West Indies is called the 'blood passage' because slaves were picked up in Africa and taken to the West Indies. Slavers used to pick up far too many slaves for their ships to hold and so many died on the journey or were thrown overboard.
Where were most slaves taken from?
Africa
From witch countries in Africa were African slaves taken from?
Africa.
What role did European traders play in the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
A lot of them bought trade items to be taken to Africa, to be used in trade for slaves.
Where were slaves taken from to America?
West Africa
Where did the slaves get taken to?
America and England from Africa
Where were the slaves from Africa taken to?
many slaves were taken from the West Coast of Africa. Their chiefs were bribed with alcohol and weapons made by the British. They were taken to America where they worked on the cotton plantations and, to a lesser extent, coffee plantations
How did the way in which European colonialists carved up Africa in the 1800s lead to civil strife?
Because they were being taken to America as slaves in boats crammed tight with people
Who typically owned slaves how were slaves acquired?
They Were Acquired By kidnapping and taken from places. (mostly Africa)
When were the first slaves taken from Africa?
1st African slaves were taken from Africa to England by slave trader John Lok-in 1555-also John Hawkins was also invloved in slave trading in the 1500
