The Atlantic Slave Trade in Africa and Europe In the period between 1492 and 1750, both Africa and Europe experienced disruptions in their social hierarchies due to the Atlantic Slave Trade, yet while the slave trade lead to the forming of ethnic groups in Europe; it catalyzed the destruction of many native tribes in Africa. From an economic standpoint, both Europe and Africa were crucial regions partaking in the triangular trade of the Atlantic, yet while Europe’s economic profit helped advance European society the slave trade was a deafening blow to Africa’s economy in the long-term. The Atlantic Slave Trade was a source of change in both Africa’s and Europe’s social hierarchies. The slave trade created an uneven