The slave trade was morally objectionable because it involved the forced capture, transport, and exploitation of individuals against their will. It stripped people of their basic human rights, dignity, and autonomy, causing immense suffering and trauma. The slave trade also perpetuated systems of racism, discrimination, and inequality that impact societies to this day.
African merchants played a role in facilitating the Atlantic slave trade by capturing and selling individuals from rival ethnic groups to European slave traders in exchange for goods like firearms and textiles. This trade was often driven by intertribal conflict and the desire to gain power and resources.
Abolitionists such as William Wilberforce, Thomas Clarkson, and Olaudah Equiano argued against the continuation of the slave trade. They used moral, ethical, and religious arguments to push for the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
William Wilberforce was a British politician and philanthropist who campaigned tirelessly for the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire. John Newton, a former slave ship captain turned abolitionist, influenced Wilberforce with his personal account of the brutality of the slave trade. Together, their efforts led to the passing of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which abolished the transatlantic slave trade in the British Empire.
Barbot and Equiano did not agree on the methods used in the slave trade. Barbot was a European slave trader who profited from the trade, while Equiano was a former slave who became an abolitionist and spoke out against the inhumane treatment of slaves. They held opposing views on the morality and ethics of the slave trade.
Slaves generally felt dehumanized, exploited, and oppressed by the slave trade. They experienced loss of freedom, family separation, physical abuse, and harsh living conditions. The trauma and lasting impact of the slave trade are profound and continue to affect descendants today.
Life was horrible and the slaves were kept in bad conditions and they smelled bad.
very bad
First, it was bad for the slaves. Second, it started a rivalry between the have and the have nots.
As bad as you could imagine. Including whipping, branding, and mutilation.
slave trade
Commerce and slave trade compromise
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
yep. after his death he did. it was because he was starting to feel bad about the slave trade and all that.
african slave trade was a horrible time