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What sort of connection did the concept of ‘supply and demand’ have with the slave trade?

It was a contributing factor for the popularity of the Atlantic slave trade.
It is a term referencing the process of selling slaves at auction.
It is a concept meaning human trafficking.
It was a contributing factor to the end of slavery.

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Europe had the demand, the traders on Africa's coasts had the supply, so slavery became a major business.

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