The main BRITISH ports involved in the slave trade were London, Bristol and Liverpool.
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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
Liverpool, London and Bristol were the main ones.
Many ports were involved but the main ones were, in order of importance : Liverpool, London and Bristol.
The slave trade was carried out from many British ports, but the three most important ports were London (1660-1720s), Bristol (1720s-1740s) and Liverpool (1740s-1807), which became extremely wealthy.
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Ports and bases for trade routes (including the Spice trade and the Slave trade).
London had a monopoly on the slave trade until the late 17th century. From then on Liverpool in the North West and Bristol in the South West were the two ports most heavily involved
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English involvement in the slave trade was stimulated by the development of plantations in Jamaica.
Ports such as Bristol, Liverpool and Glasgow sent out many slave ships each year, bringing great prosperity to their owners: 1792 was the busiest slave trading year for Britain, when 204 ships left to carry slaves from Africa to the Americas
Trade routes reflect the demand for slaves by demonstrating how vast the slave trade was. With dozens of ports around the Western world, the slave trade was vast and expansive across the Americas and Europe.
African Port Cities grew in importance