Question

List three factors that caused Africa to become a growing source of slaves for the slave trade

Answer 1

Here are three effects of slavery in Africa:

communities devastated by the loss of men, women, and children to the slave trade

economic exploitation of the people

colonization of almost the entire African continent

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Answer 2

1. Africans were easier to spot, color denoted their bondage status, there was nowhere to run once they were taken.

2. Africans were exposed to those who had them in bondage for quite some time, meaning they had developed immunities to many of the trifling diseases their captors carried. So they were viewed as healthier.

3. Some Africans willingly sold their enemies (who were already in slavery/ prisoners of war) in exchange for products like guns, grain, and fabrics.