Do you think the slave trade was Ok?

Slavery was legal when Greeks were around, Roman’s, Vikings and Americans. Americans thought that it was a regular thing to do. It took an English M.P in the 1800’s called William Wilberforce to end the slave trade.

It is a fact that money brought into countries who were involved in the slave trade. All the people who were involved in the slave triangle such as ship owners gained power and influence.

The merchant ship owners and captains become wealthy though the slave trade but were uncomfortable about the possible abolition of slavery. because of this they used many reasons and arguments parliaments to keep the slave trade keep on going for example-Mr Norris (1787) gave false evidence parliament about the treatment of slaves. The reason why they lied was to keep the slave trade going.

William Wilberforce voiced many reasons o stop H e told in his speeches to Parliament that they get whipped most importantly the diseases. They get the worst food- slop. They were treated like animals.

 

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