When the European servants finish their indenture, they get to go back home. Slaves will always be slaves and will never be free. Indentured servants also get to keep in touch with their families by sending them letters, but slaves get taken away from their loved ones and most likely never get to see them again. By the 1700s, there was more Africans than Europeans who were passed the Atlantic Ocean. The slave trade was ultimately driven by sugar, tobacco, coffee, and cotton. At the beginning of the slave trade the English colonies didn’t want anything to do with the slave trade, but Charles II had decided to allow a charter to the Royal African Company in 1672, which was considerably for the slave trade, by James Duke of York. In the document “Royal African company trades slaves for commodities” it discusses a lot about how the slaves were being traded for gold. By 1730 Britain dominated the slave trade. The triangle trade was how different nations traded slaves and crops. On leg one, it was from Europe to Africa and they transferred guns, textiles, and iron bars. On leg two, it was from Africa to North America and they imported slaves, gold, and
When the European servants finish their indenture, they get to go back home. Slaves will always be slaves and will never be free. Indentured servants also get to keep in touch with their families by sending them letters, but slaves get taken away from their loved ones and most likely never get to see them again. By the 1700s, there was more Africans than Europeans who were passed the Atlantic Ocean. The slave trade was ultimately driven by sugar, tobacco, coffee, and cotton. At the beginning of the slave trade the English colonies didn’t want anything to do with the slave trade, but Charles II had decided to allow a charter to the Royal African Company in 1672, which was considerably for the slave trade, by James Duke of York. In the document “Royal African company trades slaves for commodities” it discusses a lot about how the slaves were being traded for gold. By 1730 Britain dominated the slave trade. The triangle trade was how different nations traded slaves and crops. On leg one, it was from Europe to Africa and they transferred guns, textiles, and iron bars. On leg two, it was from Africa to North America and they imported slaves, gold, and