How did this trade route lead to the establishment of slavery in the Americas?

The transatlantic trade route facilitated the establishment of slavery in the Americas by providing a systematic means to transport enslaved Africans to work on plantations, particularly in the Caribbean and southern colonies. European demand for labor-intensive cash crops like sugar, tobacco, and cotton drove colonists to seek a reliable workforce. Consequently, the triangular trade emerged, where ships carried enslaved people from Africa to the Americas, raw materials to Europe, and manufactured goods back to Africa, creating a brutal and exploitative cycle that entrenched slavery in the New World economy.