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by Megan Markevich
Christopher Columbus arrived in the CARIBBEAN (Haiti and Dominican Republic) in 1492!
Europeans had begun to enslave Africans and brought a few to the New World in 1518. The Europeans soon realized that the African were not affected as much by European disease and could also produce 4 to 8 times more work as the Indian.
Africans were used as Slaves ALL OVER the WORLD (Not just in America)
The countries with the THICKEST arrows had the most slaves.
Africans were brought to America when Jamestown, Virginia (the first American colony) was established in 1619 in order to grow SUGAR and TOBACCO.