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Factors that facilitated the acquisition of slaves during Trans-Atlantic trade:
a. Existence of the institution of slavery in West Africa where the war captives, adulterers, witches, the weak, debtors and murderers were enslaved
b. Availability of firearms to precipitate warfare
c. Existence of well defined trade routes.
d. The great demand for slaves in the New World (Latin America) and North America.