majority of slaves brought to the Americas

Question

A) were captured from West African coastal tribes.
B) were mainly women captured through tribal wars.
C) were obtained through slave trade with Muslim merchants.
D) were captured from the Cape of South Africa by Dutch traders.

Answer 1

A) were captured from West African coastal tribes.

The majority of enslaved Africans brought to the Americas were captured from various ethnic groups in West Africa and transported through the transatlantic slave trade.