The nature of slavery in west Africa before the Europeans

Question 1

what is a slave (

Answer 1

a person who is owned by someone else 
dont have a choice 
cannot look for other owner 
not paid for work 
could get married and have children 
could own land and a house

Question 2

how could you become a slave (2)

Answer 2

captured during war

or if parents had dept that they couldn’t pay young girls would be taken