How did Europeans usually acquire African captives for the slave trade?

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Zabulus · Answer 1 · 2017-01-31T09:34:31+0000

Unlike Americans who would usually enslave others directly, Europeans were a part of a larger slave trading systems where they would buy slaves from other African slave owners. This was called the "Triangular trade route".

How did Europeans usually acquire African captives for the slave trade?

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