Some important statistics we found are: An estimated 12 million Africans were traded to America around 1500-1810. Trade goods that were worth 3 British Pounds were traded for slaves that were worth 20 British Pounds in America. There was an estimated 38 percent profit per voyage in 1680s. By the late 18th century only a 10 percent profit was made per voyage. In the 1760’s an annual export from West Indies to Great Britain was $318,501,250.00 in today's money, 250m British Pounds now, and 3 British Pounds then. This meant an individual profit of $1274250.00 in today's money, 1m British Pounds, and 12,000 British Pounds then. Europeans were looking to invest money, and cheap labor made the American’s economy skyrocket. In 1510 King Ferdinand
