In 1807, the slave trade was abolished by the British Parliament. It became illegal to buy and sell slaves, but people could still own them. In fact, until 1833 when the British Parliament abolished slavery itself, lords and ladies from the British Empire owned as many slaves as they wanted. There were various factors that caused slave-trading to be abolished. In this essay, I will focus on the campaigns against it, revolts from the slaves themselves and economics.
Almost every campaign against slave-trading was made by white men, they started protesting and making petitions show Parliament what an awful thing slave-trading was. An example can be Thomas Clarks, who decided to interview 20000 slaves on the conditions they lived. As expected, the result showed the horrible ways slaves were …show more content…
Slave-trade started because England needed raw materials to be manufactured, making more products to be sold and more money to be made. The British Empire then started the “Trade Triangle” in which Britain exchanged slaves with raw materials. From an ethical perspective it is an awful thing, however from an economic perspective the “Trade Triangle” was a cheap way to make the British Empire richer and richer. Yet, as the years passed Britain’s economy increased enough to allow it to be a standalone country. Moreover, Cuba and Brazil started growing the same crops of the West Indies but they sold them at a cheaper price. As a consequence, the British Parliament could not see anymore something useful about the slave-trade and, therefore, decided to stop it. This allowed not only more Africans to be saved by such inhumanity, but it also provided Britain the opportunity to grow a bigger market more profitable than the “Trade Triangle”. Furthermore, as Britain decided to stop trading with the West Indies, the West Indies gained their independence and started growing a new “kingdom” that allowed them to improve their civilization and
Almost every campaign against slave-trading was made by white men, they started protesting and making petitions show Parliament what an awful thing slave-trading was. An example can be Thomas Clarks, who decided to interview 20000 slaves on the conditions they lived. As expected, the result showed the horrible ways slaves were …show more content…
Slave-trade started because England needed raw materials to be manufactured, making more products to be sold and more money to be made. The British Empire then started the “Trade Triangle” in which Britain exchanged slaves with raw materials. From an ethical perspective it is an awful thing, however from an economic perspective the “Trade Triangle” was a cheap way to make the British Empire richer and richer. Yet, as the years passed Britain’s economy increased enough to allow it to be a standalone country. Moreover, Cuba and Brazil started growing the same crops of the West Indies but they sold them at a cheaper price. As a consequence, the British Parliament could not see anymore something useful about the slave-trade and, therefore, decided to stop it. This allowed not only more Africans to be saved by such inhumanity, but it also provided Britain the opportunity to grow a bigger market more profitable than the “Trade Triangle”. Furthermore, as Britain decided to stop trading with the West Indies, the West Indies gained their independence and started growing a new “kingdom” that allowed them to improve their civilization and