What was the Atlantic Slave Trade?

What was the Atlantic Slave Trade?

The Atlantic Slave Trade refers to the transatlantic trading system that involved the capture, sale, and transportation of African slaves to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries. It was a brutal and exploitative system where millions of Africans were forcibly taken from their homes and sold into slavery, primarily to work on plantations in the Americas. The trade had a profound impact on the economies, societies, and cultures of Africa, Europe, and the Americas.