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Dutch Slave Coast was created in 1660.
Dutch Slave Coast ended in 1760.
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Slave trading by the Dutch ended in 1803. Since 1760 the role of the Dutch in slave trading had been insignificant: the English had by then taken over most of the trade and transport of slaves, even to the Dutch colonies. It did not end because of a decision by the Dutch king, as the Netherlands were a republic under French 'protection' at the time. It ended because of the war that was then declared between England and France
The vast majority of slaves imported in the slave trade went to Brazil and the Spanish Colonies.
It imported the slave-grown cotton and sugar-cane.
The Dutch dominated the slave trade by establishing the Dutch West India Company in the 17th century, which operated slave forts and trading posts in West Africa. They also controlled key slave trading hubs like Curacao and Suriname in the Caribbean and employed brutal methods to acquire and transport Africans into slavery. Additionally, the Dutch pioneered the transatlantic slave trade by introducing innovations in shipbuilding and navigation.
a slave is un esclave / une esclave in French.
During the first Atlantic Slave Trade system most of these traders were Portuguese, giving them a near-monopoly during the era, although some Dutch, English, Spanish and French traders also participated in the slave trade. After the occupation, Portugal stayed formally autonomous, but was weakened, with its colonial empire being attacked by the Dutch and English. The Second Atlantic system was the trade of African slaves by mostly English, Brazilian, French and Dutch traders.
In addition to slaves, other items imported to the new world from Africa included goods such as ivory, gold, spices, cloth, and crops like yams, okra, and rice. On the return trip to Africa, European ships brought back items like firearms, textiles, rum, and manufactured goods.
When Englishmen had begun to establish colonies, there were plenty of French, Spanish, Dutch and even Russian already there. Also there were some Belgian Flemings and Walloons, French Huguenots, Scandinavians and Germans. There would be a few native Americans nearby and the African slave trade began around the same time.