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Europeans sought slaves from West Africa primarily for economic reasons, as the demand for labor in the Americas grew with the expansion of plantation agriculture, particularly for crops like sugar, tobacco, and cotton. The transatlantic slave trade became a profitable enterprise, with European traders exchanging goods for enslaved people. West Africa had established systems of slavery, and European traders exploited these networks to supply labor to their colonies. This resulted in devastating social and economic impacts on West African societies.

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