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The East African slave trade in the 1600 operated within Africa, Europe, and Asia, while the Atlantic slave trade in the 1700s also included in the Americans.
In West African cultures, slaves were allowed to own slaves of their own, while those in the Atlantic slave trade were not.
The slave-trade cycle that was initiated by ship owners was known as The Atlantic Slave Trade. The Atlantic Slave Trade lasted from the 16th century to the 19th century.
The Trans Atlantic slave trade went on between the 16th and 19th centuries. An estimated 12-15 million people were forced to migrate from Africa to the Western hemisphere during this time. The slaves were sold as laborers on plantations as well as domestic servants.
In West African cultures, only certain classes of people could be slaves, while in the Atlantic slave trade, anyone could be captured and become a slave.