African kingdoms that provided slave labor to the Americans?

Several African kingdoms, such as the Ashanti, Dahomey, and Oyo, played significant roles in the transatlantic slave trade by capturing and supplying enslaved individuals to European traders. These kingdoms often engaged in warfare or trade with neighboring groups to acquire slaves, whom they sold in exchange for goods like firearms and textiles. The slave labor provided by these kingdoms significantly contributed to the plantation economies in the Americas, particularly in the Caribbean and the southern United States. This complex system of trade profoundly impacted social and economic structures both in Africa and the Americas.