Question

All of the following are true statement about slavery in Africa EXCEPT A. Africans did not sell the children of slaves. B. slavery existed long before European contact. C. slaves were not pushed to work the land so hard. D. Africans always let their slaves go free after two years of service.

Answer 1

Answer: D

Explanation: Internal slave systems in Africa were often based on kinship and acquisition through warfare and conquest. Enslaved people were incorporated into kinship and communal structures and performed duties essential to the maintenance of the society.

Answer 2

D. Africans always let their slaves go free after two years of service.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is true that slavery existed in Africa long before European contact. This was an important institution for African people, and is is one that allowed the trasnsatlantic slave trade to develop. However, slavery in Africa was significantly different from slavery in America. Slaves were usually more intergrated into their communities, and were not forced to work as hard as they did in the New World.