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Slavery was not profit based. A slave cost ten years labour plus housing, food etc. Wages to free workers made more sense. There must have been other reasons.

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Who opposed slavery and the slave trade?

Prominent figures who opposed slavery and the slave trade include William Wilberforce in Britain and Frederick Douglass in the United States. They were key figures in the abolitionist movements in their respective countries, advocating for the end of the transatlantic slave trade and the institution of slavery.


What among the following seems to have the most favorable view of the slave trade?

It appears that the pamphlet "The African Slave Trade" tends to have the most favorable view of the slave trade, as it argues for the economic benefits and justifications of slavery.


What were three typical reason for becoming a slave?

Three typical reasons for becoming a slave historically include being captured in war and enslaved as a prisoner, being born into slavery from slave parents, or being forced into slavery as punishment for a crime or debt.


What is the singular of slavery?

The singular form of "slavery" is "slave."


How did the Atlantic Slave Trade differ from other slave systems?

The Atlantic Slave Trade primarily involved the forced transportation of African slaves to the Americas for labor on plantations, while other slave systems existed in different parts of the world throughout history. One key difference is the scale of the Atlantic Slave Trade, which was the largest forced migration of people in history, involving millions of African slaves. Additionally, the Atlantic Slave Trade was heavily racially motivated and institutionalized, creating a system of chattel slavery where slaves were treated as property with little to no rights.

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When did Britain stop the slave trade?

Slave trade in Britain was outlawed in 1808 when Parliament passed the Slave Trade Act of 1807. However, this did not slavery altogether. The Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 abolished slavery in most British Empires.


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.


What has the author J A Richardson written?

J. A. Richardson has written: 'Slavery and Augustan literature' -- subject(s): English literature, History, History and criticism, Influence, Political and social views, Slave trade, Slave trade in literature, Slave-trade, Slavery, Slavery in literature


What did Abraham Lincoln have to do with the slave trade?

HE ABOLISHED SLAVERY


Why was great Britain slave trade act of 1807 inaffective at fully abolishing slavery?

The Slave Trade Act of 1807 banned the transatlantic slave trade, but not slavery itself. Many British slave traders simply redirected their operations to other regions and continued to profit from the illegal trade. Additionally, other countries continued to participate in the slave trade, further undermining the effectiveness of the Act in fully abolishing slavery.


How did the end of the international slave trade affect domestic slavery?

Slave families were split up and sold as part of the domestic slave trade.


What parts of Europe still had slavery when Christopher Columbus started the slave trade to the Americas?

What parts of Europe still had slavery when Christopher Columbus started the slave trade to the Americas?


What cause the slave trade to end in Africa?

Slavery, and the slave trade, largely ended with the Civil War (although some forms of slavery do persist even into the 21st century).


Who opposed slavery and the slave trade?

Prominent figures who opposed slavery and the slave trade include William Wilberforce in Britain and Frederick Douglass in the United States. They were key figures in the abolitionist movements in their respective countries, advocating for the end of the transatlantic slave trade and the institution of slavery.


The Confederate Constitution called for the end of the slave trade but not?

(Slavery)


Who are the people who tried to stop slavery of slave trade?

abolitionists


Puerto Rico and African slave trade?

they were brought there for slavery.