Prior to exploration, which applied to enslaved persons in africa? check all that apply.
they were an investment for their owners.
they could be freed by manumission.
they were a sign of their owner’s wealth.
they worked in agriculture.
they were foreign criminals

The correct answers are letter A and D

People became enslaved in Africa mainly by wars. Another form of slavery present in Africa was debt slavery: the indebted individual became a slave to the debt creditor.  The slaves worked in the agricultural fields of their masters and for that reason they were considered an investment, because they were a labor with very low cost. So by having a slave, his "owner" was investing in his crop.

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