Which of the following is contributed, most of the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700s.

Question

Would it be demand for slaves in the industrialized American colonies, or a lack of skilled labor in the American colonies, or demand for slaves in the American colonies, that produce cash crops, or a lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies

Answer 1

The option that most directly contributed to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700s is demand for slaves in the American colonies to produce cash crops.

During this period, colonies in the Americas were heavily invested in the production of cash crops such as sugar, tobacco, rice, and cotton, all of which required a substantial labor force. As the economy of these colonies grew, so did the demand for enslaved labor to cultivate and harvest these crops, leading to an increase in the transatlantic slave trade.