The Atlantic Slave Trade had many lasting effects on societies throughout the world. There were many important people that contributed to the rise and fall of slave trade. The Atlantic Slave Trade started in the mid-sixteenth century and ended around the end of the nineteenth century. The Atlantic Slave Trade was begun by the Portuguese in the mid-sixteenth century when Portuguese interests shifted from gold in Africa to the people who lived near the gold, the Africans. Law and society made African slavery different from bondage in Europe, Asia, and other lands. African law did not recognize private property but, rather, vested ownership of land in communities. Wealth and power in Africa came not from possession of land but from
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Triangular Trade was the trade system between Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Triangular Trade was named because of its shape between the countries. For just a little over two hundred years, Portugal had a lot of control over the triangular trade and was responsible for most of the slave transported from Africa to the Americas and Europe. The first step in the triangular trade was that goods went from Europe to Africa. The second step was that slaves were captured and sent to the Americas. The final stage of the trade was that the produce from slave labor in the Americas went to Europe to keep the cycle …show more content…
Olaudah Equiano was a freed slave who lived in Britain. He made a huge contribution to the end
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of the slave trade when he published his autobiography in 1789. His autobiography drew wide attention to slave trade issues and eventually led to the Slave Trade Act of 1807. William Wilberforce was a major abolitionist leader in Britain during the late 1700’s and early 1800’s. Wilberforce was the leader of the parliamentary campaign against the slave trade for twenty years before the Slave Trade Act of 1807. Towards the end of his career as an abolitionist his efforts led to the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. Toussaint Louverture was a major leader of the Haitian revolution. He was considered a genius which led to the people of Haiti creating their own society which is today’s modern country Haiti. The success of the Haitian revolution shook the slave industry throughout the new world. Toussaint Louverture was one of the leaders in many slave revolutions during the late 1700’s and early
Triangular Trade was the trade system between Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Triangular Trade was named because of its shape between the countries. For just a little over two hundred years, Portugal had a lot of control over the triangular trade and was responsible for most of the slave transported from Africa to the Americas and Europe. The first step in the triangular trade was that goods went from Europe to Africa. The second step was that slaves were captured and sent to the Americas. The final stage of the trade was that the produce from slave labor in the Americas went to Europe to keep the cycle …show more content…
Olaudah Equiano was a freed slave who lived in Britain. He made a huge contribution to the end
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of the slave trade when he published his autobiography in 1789. His autobiography drew wide attention to slave trade issues and eventually led to the Slave Trade Act of 1807. William Wilberforce was a major abolitionist leader in Britain during the late 1700’s and early 1800’s. Wilberforce was the leader of the parliamentary campaign against the slave trade for twenty years before the Slave Trade Act of 1807. Towards the end of his career as an abolitionist his efforts led to the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. Toussaint Louverture was a major leader of the Haitian revolution. He was considered a genius which led to the people of Haiti creating their own society which is today’s modern country Haiti. The success of the Haitian revolution shook the slave industry throughout the new world. Toussaint Louverture was one of the leaders in many slave revolutions during the late 1700’s and early