Question

Which European country first realized that there was money to be made by capturing and selling African slaves?

Answer 1

The major Atlantic slave trading nations, ordered by trade volume, were: the Portuguese, the British, the French, the Spanish, and the Dutch Empire. Several had established outposts on the African coast where they purchased slaves from local African leaders.[5]These slaves were managed by a factor who was established on or near the coast to expedite the shipping of slaves to the New World. Slaves were kept in a factory while awaiting shipment. Current estimates are that about 12 million Africans were shipped across the Atlantic,[6] although the number purchased by the traders is considerably higher, as the passage had a high death rate.[7][8] Near the beginning of the nineteenth century, various governments acted to ban the trade, although illegal smuggling still occurred. In the early twenty-first century, several governments issued apologies for the transatlantic slave trade.

Answer 2

Portugal

Step-by-step explanation:

Portuguese explorers were the first to begin the Capturing and selling of African slaves from the west coast and this was as far back as the 15th century before other European Nations joined in the exploration of Africa and capturing African slaves form the coasts of Africa.

The captured slaves were bought from African leaders along the west coast and taken away by the slave masters to their country to work on Plantations or to be sold to another Master or Another country. the Transatlantic slave Trade was one the most famous trade routes through which most African slaves were captured and sold.