> the devastating effects of the Atlantic slave trade, which significantly hindered their development It was my understanding that most of the slaves traded we

> the devastating effects of the Atlantic slave trade, which significantly hindered their development It was my understanding that most of the slaves traded were already slaves, so it wasn’t just plundering the continent to kidnap people. I’m not particularly well studied about this. Am I wrong? What were the effects that hindered the continent’s development? Was it the incentive to capture slaves to trade led to more wars of capture/conquest?