Many Africans used the transatlantic slave trade to drive out rivals or to make money. Depending on the African location and group, the transatlantic slave trade had varying degrees of adverse consequences on the people and the social, political, military, and labor institutions.
As a more affordable and accessible labor force than indentured servants, who were mainly impoverished Europeans, European immigrants in North America turned to enslaved Africans throughout the 17th century.
The term "slave trade" refers to the transatlantic commercial patterns that date back to the middle of the 17th century. A cargo of manufactured products was transported by trading ships from Europe to the west coast of Africa.
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