Western European economies and the United States were inevitably going to be dominant-the slave trade had only minimal impact on their economies.

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The statement is false. The slave trade had a significant impact on the economies of Western Europe and the United States, particularly in the production of cash crops like sugar and tobacco, and in the development of industries that relied on the labor of enslaved people. The profits from the slave trade and slavery supported the growth of these economies and contributed to their dominance.

Western European Economies and the United States Were Inevitably Going