Question

Discuss the nature of slavery in West Africa before the beginning of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. How important was slavery to African society and to the African economy? What roles did slaves serve in African societies? How did slavery in West Africa compare with contemporaneous systems of coercive labor in Europe?

Answer 1

Answer:The nature of slavery in West Africa before the beginning of the trans-Atlantic slave trade is Servitude or coerced labor

Explanation: Servitude was practice in West Africa before the beginning of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Servitude simply means being a slave to a more wealthier or powerful person.

2)Slavery was important to the African society because it serves as a business during the time and the economy also witness growth due to the fact that foreign goods were exchanged for slave.

3) Slavery in West Africa when compared with contemporaneous systems of coercive labor in Europe are almost at par because the slave or the labor are compensate with little or nothing for the job done.