What was the Europeans' motivation for the Atlantic Slave Trade?

Question

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Answer 1

The whole point of the slave trade was this...cheap, expendable, easly replaced labor. It kept the wealth in the hands of the "owners" and allowed them to greatly increase their wealth without loss...in other words, no overhead.
Sad, but true. With any other form of labor in that time, the laborers would have been paid, daily, weekly, whatever system was current. They also would have had rights, especially the right to change jobs. With slavery, the laborers were owned. They were possessions, bought for good. They had no rights, weren't paid, considered subhuman.

Answer 2

The primary motivation was money and power. In the beginning running slaves was not against the law. It was a much safer cargo than other items. Slaves were of no use to Pirates. The couldn't sell the slaves so the Pirates left the slave ships alone when they left Africa. There were also so many African Nations and leaders heading up the business in Africa that slaves were the easiets thing for quick money.

Answer 3

Money, Power and a life of luxury.

The same reason Western Society (America, Europe, etc.) support third world labor.

Answer 4

finding workers becuase those in the caribeans werent immune to the european diseases, but africa already had them so they didnt die the minute they came in contact with the disease. so europe went to africa instead of the carribean.

Answer 5

Greed. And Rum.