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Before Great Britain ended slave trade and later abolished slavery, it was among other European nations involved with slavery and its trading. Ships from England would travel to the West coast of Africa and bring products and gold to exchange for slaves. The African slave traders were often Arabic, and slaves were also obtained by capture or the bribes given to tribal chiefs. Jamestown, the British Virginia colony was the first colony to have slaves to work the tobacco fields.Other European nations such as Portugal were also involved in the slave trade.
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Why did it take so long to abolish the slave trade in Britain?
because of the money Britain was getting from the slave trade
What country dominated the slave trade?
Britain dominated the Atlantic slave trade.
How did Britain have a large role in the slave trade?
They
Why did Britain benefited with slave trade?
they got all the money from selling the slaves
Why was Great Britain was able to dominate the slave trade?
Because it was the preeminent sea power.
Why did it take so long to abolish the slave trade in Britain?
because of the money Britain was getting from the slave trade
What country dominated the slave trade?
Britain dominated the Atlantic slave trade.
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.
How did Britain have a large role in the slave trade?
They
When did Britain get tobacco of the slave trade?
1456
What was the most important thing in the slave trade?
slaves were the most important things in the slave trade
What trade was important in Ephesus?
The slave trade was important in Ephesus
When was Britain involved in slave trade?
Captain John Hawkins started the British slave trade in 1562. It came to America in 1619. The British got out of the slave trade in 1807.
Who had the most important role in the abolishment of the slave trade in Britain?
William Wilberforce among many other people.
When was the slave trade abolished in Britain?
The slave trade was abolished in Britain in 1807 under the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. This act made it illegal to engage in the buying and selling of slaves within the British Empire.
When did the British offer slaves their freedom?
Slavery was abolished in Britain in 1833. The Slave Trade Act of 1807 officially ended the slave trade in Britain, but did not end slavery for the people already enslaved there.
Why did Britain enter into slave trade?
because it gave them more money
