The slave trade began in 17 th century. French merchants sailed from the ports Bordeaux or Nantes to the African coast, where they bought slaves from local chieftains. Branded and shackled, the slaves were packed tightly into ships for the three month long voyage across the Atlantic to the Caribbean. There they were sold to the plantation workers. Q. What was the need for slave trade? * The Europeans wanted to have political control over the Negroes. The Europeans were reluctant to go and work in distant land. The Europeans didn't want to exploit their own countrymen. The Europeans wanted to display their economic power to the other countries.
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In order to overcome the shortage of labour on the plantations, a triangular slave trade between Europe, Africa and the Americas began in the 17th century. (ii) French merchants sailed from the ports of Bordeaux or Nantes to the African coast, where they bought slaves from local chieftains.
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