The trans-Atlantic slave trade was a very important and vital part in the history of the world. This trade route was so significant that it lasted for three centuries, beginning in 1550 AD and going until 1850 AD. The slave trade was the exchange of African slaves for certain products such as tobacco, gold, and many other different objects that were crucial in the countries that were affiliated. This slave trade changed certain things about the world in many ways, and everyone was greatly affected by how the world was different. Slaves were forced to work, treated badly, and bought and sold many times. They were owned by their masters and didn’t have a say really in anything. One main point that was made was that slavery didn’t really exist
