The Columbian Exchange Involved Movements of Biota, Diseases, Technology, and People-Including

The Columbian Exchange involved movements of biota, diseases, technology, and people-including the transatlantic slave trade. However, the slave trade in Africa preexisted the demand for labor in American plantations, and traditional African slave networks continued throughout the period.
Develop an argument to analyze the impact of the slave trade on African societies between 1500 and 1750.
In your response you should do the following:
$\bullet$ Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.
$\bullet$ Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.
$\bullet$ Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence.
$\bullet$ Use historical reasoning (e.g., comparison, causation, continuity or change) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.
$\bullet$ Use evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the prompt.