How did the Colombian Exchange contribute to the Atlantic Slave Trade?
the Colombian exchange caused the slave trade because European plantations in the Americas demanded extensive laborers to man them. Native Americans first were forced to become the laborers, but disease and lack of training made them incapable of completing the work. Therefore Europeans shipped Africans to America in order to man the plantations. The reason behind this was to get strong labor that already was exposed to European diseases. Since Africa is very close to Europe, the Africans had more exposer to the diseases, and thus, were better suited for the job.
