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It is not clear to what period or what kind of trade you are referring. If it's the trade after the discovery of the Americas the countries most involved were Spain and Portugal and later, England. If it's the transatlantic slave trade, the countries involved were England and the United States, and to a lesser extent Portugal and the Dutch Republic.
What is the 3 main countries who were involved in the slave trade?
Both the Muslim slave trade in Africa and Portugal's Atlantic slave trade involved the capture, transport, and sale of African individuals as slaves. They both contributed to the forced migration and exploitation of African peoples, leading to significant economic gains for those involved in the trade. Additionally, both forms of slavery had long-lasting social and cultural impacts on the affected populations.
Portugal essentially monopolized the slave trade until 1600.
England was the first to be involved with the slave trade
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Yes they were involved in the slave trade.
which counties were involved in the trans-Saharan slave trade
We saw other countries with slaves and we wanted them to work on the plantations, and to show we had power and wealth.
Captain John Hawkins started the British slave trade in 1562. It came to America in 1619. The British got out of the slave trade in 1807.
Most of the slaves that were brought to the New World, or the Americas, were from the continent of Africa. They were either sold by African chief or Arab slave traders to Portuguese or Spanish slave traders. More specifically, West Africa is where most of the slaves had previously lived. The slave trade was very popular and prosperous for slave traders. The first nation to profit on slaves was Portugal.