●Slavery had long existed in Africa●It was not often hereditary and slaves and their children could become valued members of society●Europeans began to import African slaves after disease and overwork had killed off much of the native population in Caribbean●Spanish were the first to do so on a massive scale●The African slave trade became very lucrative●Few African sates fended off the slave traded●The African State of Benin was one of the few that refused to participate●Europeans justified slavery through racism●Slavery under European masters was life long●Slaves in the Caribbean and South America were often worked to death

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