Question

Which type of agriculture did the slave trade develop to support?

Answer 1

The slave trade developed to support large-scale plantation agriculture, particularly cash crops such as sugar, tobacco, cotton, coffee, and rice. These crops required extensive labor, and enslaved Africans were forcibly brought to colonies and plantations in the Americas to work on these agricultural enterprises. The slaves provided the free labor necessary for the profitable production of these crops, which were then exported to Europe.