How Enslaved People were Captured

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  • Reasons why an African would sell another African to Slavery
    • As European goods were valuable, Africans took every opportunity to sell slaves
  • Reasons why an African would sell another African to Slavery
    • As battles between tribes took place, prisoners of war would be captured, and sold by the winning side
    • Others were enslaved through being kidnapped by rival tribes
  • Reasons why an African would sell another African to Slavery
    • As a form of justice, Africans who broke the law would be sold
    • Some Africans were sold in order to pay off a debt