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Impact of global expansion of European Culture

The Atlantic Slave Trade 1700-1775

The trading of slaves was used world wide but the most well known systems of trading were the Atlantic Slave Trade. This system transported millions of African slaves to the colonies of the new world because the natives there could not handle the harsh labor. The forced immigration was cruel but it was a key element to the expansion of European culture in the 18th century. As Europeans began to purchase more slaves, the price of slaves increased as well. In order to benefit from this, the African kings expanded their territories and conquered more lands and sold more prisoners of war to the Europeans. Because of the greed for more slaves, the European culture of expansion and trade spread to the Africans as well. The Atlantic Slave Trade was a key importance to why the Americas were populated with blacks as well. Works cited: McKay, John, Bennett Hill, and John Buckler. A History of Western Society. 7th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.