Age of mercantilism
No. Slavery and the slave trade had been going on in Africa for centuries before the Atlantic Slave trade came into being.
Slave families were split up
Britain dominated the Atlantic slave trade.
England was the first to be involved with the slave trade
african slave trade was a horrible time
the transatlantic slave trade reached its peak between the 16th and 19th centuries, with the majority of African slaves being transported to the Americas. It is estimated that around 12.5 million Africans were forcibly enslaved and transported during this time.
slave trade
Age of mercantilism
at this time (1502) also called the renaissance the slave trade started. the slave trade ended late in the 18century
The slave trade in America in the 1700s was legal. The practice of buying and selling enslaved individuals was sanctioned by laws at both the national and state levels during this time period, particularly in the southern colonies. While there were some restrictions and regulations surrounding the slave trade, it was not outright illegal.
Commerce and slave trade compromise
Slavery can never be justified.
Slave families were split up and sold as part of the domestic slave trade.
the slave trade was abolished in 1807.
After the trans-Atlantic slave trade was declared illegal and later eliminated, it was replaced by legitimate trade (non-slave trade).
slaves hence the name Atlantic SLAVE trade