Atlantic Slave Trade

They were in high demand in Europe.

Were much stronger than Native Americans.

In most African and Muslim societies, slaves had some legal rights and an oppurtunity for social mobility.

Many Africans had already been exposed to most European diseases and had built up some immunity.

Many African Americans had already had experience in farming and could be taught plantation work.

Africans were less likely to escape because they didn't know the new land well enough to just walk around.

Their skin color made it easier to catch them if they escaped and tried to live among others.

Translantic trading network.

Europeans transported manufactured goods to the west coast of Africa. There, traders exchanged goods for captured Africans.

Slave trade brought in good money.

Also traded goods for slaves.

North American colonies had bought 400,000 African Americans in all.

Took control of the slave trade.

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