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What reason explain why the British turn to black slavery in the American colonies |
The British turn to black slavery and their American colonies because they were black it would be difficult for them to run away and escape detection they could be brought out right and held for as long as they left and finally the supply was in exhaustible indentured servant’s did not fill |
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What methods were used to capture slaves in America |
The first and easiest was simply to lie in wait until somebody came by and then capture him this method soon gave away to an alliance between white slave traders and black African tribal chief this African chief would make war on another tribe for the purpose of capturing as many people as possible he would turn them over to the white slave traders in exchange for various items that she wanted to Bacot guns ammunition liquor this arrangement evolved into a more complicated one and which one African cheap would align with another team who would agree to sell some of his own tribesmen or others he had captured in a bottle he would be paid and good for these soon to be slaves by the first African chief who in turn would sell them to a white slave trader describe the conditions that existed aboard ship as black slaves were transported to America |
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Describe the conditions that existed a board ship as black slaves were transported to America |
They were all confined in a dark and low place an iron the weather was very hot the place in which day were confined was so full that no one could lie down and obligated to sit all the time they had nothing to eat but yams which were thrown amongst them at random |
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How many slaves were taken from Africa and what consequence did it have |
It is estimated that some 50 million people were taken from the continent during the year of the slave trade |
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How did American slavery for black Africans compare to slavery in other parts of the world |
Slavery differed from country to country but it was in the United States that a system of slavery evolved that was more cruel and total than almost any other system of slavery devised by one group of men against another |
