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The slave trade went on for so long because no-one in Europe who eat the products of the slave produces such as sugar and tobacco did not know all the pain the slaves went through. People liked sugar and did not want to know the truth. Traders wanted money and would not make a large profit if they were not cruel.
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Fran1)a) THE INABILITY OF THE SLAVES TO FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS
B) THE SLAVES DID NOT KNOW THEIR RIGHTS
C) SOME CHIEFS WERE THE ONES SELLING THEIR PEOPLE TO THE SLAVE MASTERS AND AS SUCH THE PEOPLE COULD NOT DEFY THEIR CHIEFS AND DEFEND THEMSELVES
D) IT WAS IMMENSELY PROFITABLE, THE COST OF SLAVES AND THE WAGES THEY WERE GIVEN WAS SO SMALL THAT IT WAS EASY TO OBTAIN THEM AND AS SUCH PEOPLE WERE NOT PREPARED TO LET THEM GO
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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
Why did they do slave trade?
so people didnt have to do all the work
What were the two ways Africa affected by the Atlantic slave trade?
Africa was affected by the Atlantic slave trade in two main ways: economically and socially. Economically, the slave trade disrupted local economies by diverting human resources away from agriculture and other industries. Socially, the slave trade resulted in the loss of millions of Africans who were forcibly taken from their communities, leading to destabilization and trauma within African societies.
How did the constitution deal with the slave trade?
The US constitution specified that Congress was free to outlaw the slave trade after 20 years. Congress did so the first date it was allowed.The Constitution prohibited Congress from outlawing the Atlantic slave trade for twenty years.
What effects did the sudden growth of the slave trade in the 17th century have on conditions in Europe and in Africa?
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