Slavery had been going on in the world long before Europe began to take slaves from Africa in the Middle East the slave trade was going on for centuries. It was just when Columbus discovered the New World in 1492 they discovered a land where they could grow vast amounts sugar. And to do this they needed mass labor. Sadly to accomplish this they needed to exploit another land. But this time they did not exploit …showed first 75 words of 525 total…

…showed last 75 words of 525 total…people of all races and cultures come and cohabitate together. Though the slave trade was all about exploitation, the Europeans gained everything from the process. The money they paid for all the slaves does not thing to show what they received from the process. They received 10 times more than what they paid. The African Slave Trade is just one of many things that helped make Europe the power it was through the centuries. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**