how was the atlantic slave trade beneficial for merchants in europe? a. they had a new market in west africa for their manufactured goods. b. they improved relationships with merchant sailors. c. they had a source of free labor in the slaves they traded for. d. they lowered expenses with new materials gained from africa.

Thanks to the Atlantic Slave Trade, merchants in Europe were able to benefit because a. they had a new market in West Africa for their manufactured goods.

The Atlantic Slave Trade worked thus:

Enslaved people would be traded in Africa for manufactured goods
Enslaved people would be taken to South America to farm and produce raw materials
These raw materials would be processed into manufactured goods in Europe

Those in West Africa who were engaged in the slave trade would receive manufactured goods and give enslaved people which meant that European merchants had found another market for their manufactured goods in this region.

In conclusion, the Atlantic Slave Trade gave European merchants a new market in Africa.

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