Question

3. How did African kings and merchants view the people they sold into slavery?(1 point)
Responses

As fellow Africans
As fellow Africans

As criminals, debtors, or prisoners of war
As criminals, debtors, or prisoners of war

As family members
As family members

As free individuals

Answer 1

As criminals, debtors, or prisoners of war.

Many people sold into slavery were captives from wars, people punished for crimes, or those who had lost freedom through debt—so they were treated as outsiders rather than as family or equals.