African Slaves
Definition
Africans who were captured and sold into slavery during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. They were forced into labor in plantations and mines across the Americas.
Analogy
Imagine being drafted onto a sports team against your will - you're taken away from your home, family & friends without any say-so. Now imagine this scenario but much worse - that's what happened with African slaves.
Related terms
Middle Passage: The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.
Slavery Abolition Act 1833: An act that abolished slavery throughout most of the British Empire.
Plantation Economy: An economy based on agricultural mass production usually of a few commodity crops grown on large farms called plantations.
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- Which legislation indirectly led to an increase in African slaves being brought to British colonies?
- Which legislation led to an increase in African slaves in English colonies?
- Why did the British begin importing African slaves into colonial territories?
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