Question

What groups enslaved Africans and mistreated them with hard labor?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

• The transatlantic slave trade began during the 15th century when Portugal, and subsequently other European kingdoms, were finally able to expand overseas and reach Africa. The Portuguese first began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe.
• In fact, throughout the colonial period, Virginia had the largest slave population, followed by Maryland
• The South relied on slavery heavily for economic prosperity and used wealth as a way to justify enslavement practices.

Answer 2

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Slavery occurred in civilizations as old as Sumer, as well as in almost every other ancient civilization, including ancient Egypt, ancient China, the Akkadian Empire, Assyria, Babylonia, Persia, ancient Greece, ancient India, the Roman Empire, the Arab Islamic Caliphate and Sultanate, Nubia and the pre-Columbian.