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Who were the first two European countries to bring African slaves to the Americas?
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European traders sent africans to the Americas to?
work as slaves on plantations
The acceptance of what institution led to the development of colonies in the Americas?
Slavery. Although the Spanish religious doctrine greatly inhibited enslaving indigenous tribes, other European countries soon imported slaves from Africa to operate plantations.
First spanish king to send slaves to new world?
King Charles II was the first spanish king to send African slaves to the Americas.
What did Bartolom de las Casas initially suggest to reform the encomienda system?
to replace Indian slaves with African slaves
Which of the following groups made up the largest portion of Saint-Domingue's population before the Haitian Revolution?
African slaves
Which European country imported the most African slaves to the Americas?
BRAZIL
Which European country was the first to ship African slaves to the Americas?
Portugal
Where did most slave traders find slaves to take to the Americas?
African countries
Where were African slaves were shipped to the Americas mostly to which two countries?
Brazil; the Caribbean
What were the consequences of European plantation owners' brutal treatment of their African slaves in the Americas?
Huge numbers of Africans died within a few years of arriving in the Americas
What was the most common way for European slave traders to acquire slaves to bring to the Americas?
by buying them from African slave traders
What were reasons for European colonists to buy Africans for slave labor?
European colonists bought Africans for slave labor due to the need for cheap labor to cultivate cash crops, such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton, in the colonies. Africans were seen as physically capable and resistant to diseases like malaria, making them desirable as laborers. The transatlantic slave trade also provided economic benefits to European merchants and planters.
What describes the consequences of European plantation owners' brutal treatment of their African slaves in the Americas?
Huge numbers of Africans died within a few years of arriving in the Americas.
Did slavery in America start with African slaves?
yes the african slaves were brought to the americas
What caused African slaves to be brought to the Americas?
What caused African slaves to be brought to the Americas was the demand for cheap labor. They replaced indentured servants.
Where would slaves come from?
Slaves would come from small villages that they lived in. African slaves came from various countries in Africa and were sold by other Africans to Europeans to be shipped to the Americas.
Why would Spain offer manufactured goods instead of the raw materials from the Americas when trading for African slaves?
African tribes lacked the technology to make European manufactured goods.
