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.
because of the money Britain was getting from the slave trade
Britain dominated the Atlantic slave trade.
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When William Wilberforce and the abolitionists began their fight against the slave trade in the late 18th century, a significant portion of Britain's economy was intertwined with it. It is estimated that by the early 1800s, around 15% of Britain's economic activity was linked to the slave trade and the profits generated from the colonies. Key industries, such as sugar and textiles, heavily relied on slave labor, making the abolitionist movement a challenging endeavor due to the economic interests at stake.
they got all the money from selling the slaves
because of the money Britain was getting from the slave trade
Britain dominated the Atlantic 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.
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slaves were the most important things in the slave trade
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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.
It was abolished by the Slavery Abolishion act in 1833.
William Wilberforce among many other people.
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.
because it gave them more money