SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Question
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Who started the Slave Trade
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King Henry VIII
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King Henry IIIV
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The Portuguese
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Taylor Swift
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Atlantic slave trade began in 1444, when Portuguese traders brought the first large number of slaves from Africa to Europe. In 1526, Portuguese mariners carried the first shipload of African slaves to Brazil in the Americas, establishing the Atlantic slave trade.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lisbon quickly became the center of slavery in Portugal itself, where wealthy Portuguese families and traders purchased enslaved Africans to work the opulent homes and bustling docks along the Tejo River.
Detailed explanation-3: -Portuguese vessels carried an estimated 5.8 million Africans into slavery.
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