From whom were slaves usually bought in Africa?

Correct answer: Local African chieftains

In the Atlantic slave trade, European traders bought enslaved people from local African chieftains and traders in coastal regions. They were then transported by ship to the Americas. French peasants and prisoners of the Bastille were not sources of enslaved people in Africa. Exam tip: remember the chain—enslaved people from Africa, plantations in the Americas, and trade linked to Europe.