Question

What were the major social effects of the Atlantic slave trade?

Answer 1

Development of "industry" in the Northern United States, "agriculture" in the South on a scale larger than could be done by individual families, and the creation of a "slave" population.

Explanation:

Economic factors were the primary drivers, but the social effects followed close behind them. Other than the general economics of trade, the slave trade did not significantly affect European society. It's major impacts were in the United States. It also did not significantly affect the "social" aspects of African society.