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complete the questions below using common knowledge and other resources that you can find.
1. Discuss the nature of slavery in West Africa before the beginning of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. (5 pts)
a) How important was slavery to African society and to the African economy?
b) What roles did slaves serve in African societies?
c) How did slavery in West Africa compare with contemporaneous systems of coercive labor in Europe?
2. Discuss how African slavery developed in the Americas. (5 pts)
a) What other labor systems were attempted before African slavery took root?
b) Why did these systems fail?
c) What made African slavery such a successful system for European colonists?
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