What is one or more of the various economic forces, both inside Africa and in the larger Atlantic world, that contributed to the growth of the transatlantic slave trade? Describe the role slavery played in African societies before the Transatlantic slave trade began, and the effect it had on European involvement.

What is one or more of the various economic forces, both inside Africa and in the larger Atlantic world, that contributed to the growth of the transatlantic slave trade? Describe the role slavery played in African societies before the Transatlantic slave trade began, and the effect it had on European involvement.