The Atlantic Slave Trade
The Atlantic slave trade, which occurred between the 16th and 19th centuries, stands as a major historical example of forced labor. It is estimated that this trade resulted in the forced transportation of at least 15 million people from Africa to the Americas.
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From the perspective of a 17th-century European merchant heavily invested in American plantations, which of the following statements would best represent the primary economic justification for the system of forced labor supplied by the Atlantic slave trade, despite its inherent inefficiencies and high human cost?
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