African slave labor refers to the system of using enslaved Africans as a source of forced labor in the English colonies. This practice involved capturing and transporting Africans to work on plantations, mines, and other industries.
Related terms
Middle Passage: The Middle Passage was the brutal journey that enslaved Africans had to endure across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to America.
Plantation system: The plantation system was an agricultural organization in which large landowners owned vast plantations worked by enslaved Africans who produced cash crops such as tobacco or cotton.
Triangular trade: Triangular trade refers to the complex network of trade routes between Europe, Africa, and the Americas that included the exchange of goods (such as slaves) and resources.