Question

The Europeans in the 1700s were the first to trade and sell Africans as slaves. true or false

Answer 1

Answer:

False

Explanation:

The Africans were the first to trade and sell African slaves. In fact, that's how the Europeans started using slaves in the New World. It all began with conflicts in Africa, which caused the subjugated people to be enslaved.

The Atlantic Slave Trade began in the late 1400s with Portuguese colonies. The Portuguese offered goods and weapons and the Africans in exchange gave whom they considered to be criminals, deters, or prisoners of war from rival tribes.