USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The transatlantic slave trade resulted in a vast and as yet unknown loss of life for African captives both in and outside the Americas. “More than a million people are thought to have died” during their transport to the New World according to a BBC report.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Atlantic slave trade contributed to the activity of many provision and redistribution markets, and enabled the creation of large fortunes that were invested in highly diverse activities and forms of consumption.

Detailed explanation-3: -The settlements required a large number of laborers to sustain them. Because these crops required large areas of land, the plantations grew in size, and in turn, more labor was required to work on the plantations. Plantation labor shifted away from indentured servitude and more toward slavery by the late 1600s.

Detailed explanation-4: -Growing more cotton meant an increased demand for slaves. Slaves in the Upper South became incredibly more valuable as commodities because of this demand for them in the Deep South. They were sold off in droves. This created a Second Middle Passage, the second largest forced migration in America’s history.