Jan 24

Most slaves worked in the owners farms, households, or shops. For the vast majority of slaves, there was little hope of freedom. Sugar plantations consisted of slaves working. While exploring West Africa's coast, the Portuguese were mainly searching for gold. However, they also found slaves available for sale. Slaves were mainly found in Africa in terms of searching for labor. Africans had some immunity to the European diseases. Europeans had imagined Africans as an inferior race, or as not even human. Many people from African societies were willing to sell their slaves. Europeans died quickly when entering Africa because "they lacked immunities to common tropical diseases" (Strayer 690). This means that Europeans died for entering African territory.