Why were the Africans preferred for slaves?

      

Why were the Africans preferred for slaves?

  

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Mueni
Why the Africans were preferred for slaves.
1; the Africans could be bought more easily from traders and they were more immune to European diseases than the indigenous Americans or imported white slaves.
2; the European laborers demanded high wages while the cost of enslaved laborers from Africa was lower.
3; the African slaves were skilled in agriculture and others were skilled craftsmen compared to the Europeans.
4; their complexion prevented them from escaping.
5; both men and women could work.
6; the slaves were believed to be hardy because they could work for long periods of time.
7; they could be subjected to any form of indignation

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