How were the reasons for a person's enslavement different in West African
cultures than in the Atlantic slave trade?
A. In West African cultures, people were enslaved through war or as
punishment, while in the Atlantic slave trade, anyone could be
captured and enslaved.
B. In West African cultures, people could only become slaves if they
owed debts, while in the Atlantic slave trade, slavery was used to
punish crimes.
• c. In West African cultures, people had to be born into slavery, while
in the Atlantic slave trade, people had to commit a crime to
become a slave.
D. In West African cultures, any unmarried man could be enslaved,
while in the Atlantic slave trade,
become slaves.
only prisoners of war could become slaves.

In West African communities, the only way a person could become a slave was if they owed money to another person. On the other hand, in the Atlantic slave trade, slavery was employed as a kind of punishment for those who had committed crimes. Option B

This is further explained below.

How were the reasons for a person's enslavement different in West African cultures than in the Atlantic slave trade?

The culture of West Africa is, in general, the result of an amalgamation of the different civilizations and tribes that have coexisted in the region over the course of time to form a subculture that is highly diversified and fascinating.

In West African cultures, the only way that an individual could become a slave was if they gave money to another person. This was the only way that an individual could become a slave.

On the other hand, during the time of the Atlantic slave trade, those who had committed crimes were often sentenced to a life of servitude as a kind of punishment. Alternative C

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