Why The Transaltantic Trade Was Started By the Europeans

1. African chiefs were already prepared to sell their war captains as slaves. Since the Europeans also wanted people to work on their farms, they bought them

2. At the time, the Europeans sought cheap labour and they found them in abundance win Africa.

3. Africans are naturally very strong and resistant to most diseases

4. The absence of Capital Intensive method of production

For 400 years, between the years 1450 to 1850, the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade continued. The following were some of the reasons

1. There was ready market for slaves in the mines in South America

2. Ignorance of the rights of Africans

3. Very valuable Economic gains were made from the work of the slaves

4. African chiefs became very greedy and sold more slaves to earn more money.