No. Slavery and the slave trade had been going on in Africa for centuries before the Atlantic Slave trade came into being.
Slave families were split up
Britain dominated the Atlantic slave trade.
England was the first to be involved with the slave trade
The East African slave trade in the 1600s was operated within Africa, Europe, and Asia, while the Atlantic slave trade in the 1700s also included the Americas.
They played an important role in the slave trade, both as traders and victims.
slave trade
Commerce and slave trade compromise
Slave families were split up and sold as part of the domestic slave trade.
the slave trade was abolished in 1807.
After the trans-Atlantic slave trade was declared illegal and later eliminated, it was replaced by legitimate trade (non-slave trade).
slaves hence the name Atlantic SLAVE trade
There were some "Barbarian Slaves", which were usually victims of war, and debt-slaves, who were people who lost their freedom because they could not pay loans.
Slave families were split up
Slave families were split up
Slave families were split up
african slave trade was a horrible time