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One reason (the most important reason) why the slave trade existed is money. Merchants sold things that the slaves made, so they could put tax on the stuff to make more of a profit. They wouldn't care how the slaves were living and how they were treated, they just wanted to make an easy profit. Also, slave buyers saved money. They could buy slaves cheap and not have to pay them a salary at all. This was cheap/free labour. They didn't have to spend money on their slaves' quarters either, there were no laws about the conditions that slaves lived in. As well as that, there was lots more trade between countries, not only with slaves, but with the products they made (as demonstrated with the trade triangle earlier on in the booklet). For example, America traded cotton and tobacco with Europe, and Europe traded tools and weapons with Africa. This trading also improved the relationships between the countries.
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Was the Atlantic Slave Trade the first kind of slave trade occurring in Africa?
No. Slavery and the slave trade had been going on in Africa for centuries before the Atlantic Slave trade came into being.
When the international slave trade ended and how did the slave trade continue?
Slave families were split up
What country dominated the slave trade?
Britain dominated the Atlantic slave trade.
What were the consequences of slave trade in Africa?
In essence, the consequences were that African Americans became imported into the United States. This slave trade also led to the evolution of the United States, and allowed it to grow, while slaves did all the work. This led to a mixture of races eventually, and to the major population of African Americans that exist today. Slave trade also seprerated the north and south, and still can bee seen to this day as more racism may exist in the southern states than up north.
What country was the 1st to be invovled in the slave trade?
England was the first to be involved with the slave trade
Which compromise guaranteed that the slave trade could exist for 20 years?
Commerce and slave trade compromise
Does the slave trade still exist today?
yes it does
Does slave trade still exist?
yes in parts of the world.
What years did the slave trade exist in?
It is started in 1500s and ended in 1886
What partnership allowed the African slave trade to exist?
Te Dutch east Indian trading company
Kind of trade that could not be prohibited before 1808?
slave trade
How did the end of the international slave trade affect the institution of slave trade?
Slave families were split up and sold as part of the domestic slave trade.
When was the abolition of the slave trade?
the slave trade was abolished in 1807.
Is slave trade still legal in some places?
No, slavery and the slave trade are illegal worldwide under international law. However, forced labor and human trafficking still exist in various forms, despite being outlawed. Governments and organizations continue to work towards eradicating these practices.
Which type of trade replaced slave trade?
After the trans-Atlantic slave trade was declared illegal and later eliminated, it was replaced by legitimate trade (non-slave trade).
What did the Atlantic slave trade trade?
slaves hence the name Atlantic SLAVE trade
Was the Atlantic Slave Trade the first kind of slave trade occurring in Africa?
No. Slavery and the slave trade had been going on in Africa for centuries before the Atlantic Slave trade came into being.
