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H. Martin, Content Writer
Answered: Aug 23, 2018

It was because poor English settlers naturally wanted a better lifestyle once they had worked their necessary 7 years and moved on, that the new landowners thought they had better find a way of...Read More

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What was the European participation in slave trade?

M. Kennedy, Web Content Writer
Answered: Aug 23, 2018

I'm sorry to say that it was the European countries that we normally regard as particularly fair, civilised and ethical that produced the greedy and cruel traders, or at least traders who allowed...Read More

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Why did slave trade come to an end?

H. Martin, Content Writer
Answered: Aug 23, 2018

Eventually, philosophers back in Britain, intellectuals who had time to study ethics as well as abolitionists in the northern US began to turn public opinion against slavery in the 19th century....Read More

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Why were Africans made slaves?

M. Klose, Content Writer
Answered: Aug 24, 2018

Africans were on hand, used to the climate and easy to exploit. The traders saw that much money could be made from roundig them up and selling them as cheap labour to landowners who needed...Read More

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How did Slave Trade become common in the 17th and 18th?

N. Kingsley, Writer
Answered: Aug 23, 2018

Near the beginning of the 17th century in Virginia, the English settlers were experiencing terrible hardship and near starvation. They couldn't manage in the face of attack from native Indians,...Read More

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Who was the first to oppose slave trade?

M. Kennedy, Web Content Writer
Answered: Aug 23, 2018

It's difficult to point to one individual who was the first to oppose slavery. Those who claim such a thing may just be those who are in a position to record it, or have others record it. No...Read More

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Who was the fisrt one to start slavery in Africa?

H. Martin, Content Writer
Answered: Aug 23, 2018

Back in 1472 the Portugese made the first slave trade agreement for the gold and ivory market. By 1641 the African labour had enabled Virginia to become wealthy, thanks to the growing of tobacco...Read More

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What were the worst consequences of the slave trade?

G. Roland, Professor
Answered: Aug 24, 2018

Economically, Africa suffered because able-bodied males were most prized as slaves. Without them, there were very significantly fewer to work on the homeland. Sadly, powerful African traders who...Read More

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Which country abolished slavery Act first?

M. Kennedy, Web Content Writer
Answered: Aug 23, 2018

This is a complicated question, or rather its answer is complicated. If we look at all the peoples who have suffered enslavement, then being saved from slavery goes right back to the 16th...Read More

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What do people do on 23rd August, the day for the remembrance of the slave trade?

M. Kennedy, Web Content Writer
Answered: Aug 23, 2018

They come together with the serious purpose of remembering those millions who suffered, and those who fought to end the practice of slavery. The symbol of this day is the Okra flower. This is...Read More

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Which part of Africa did all slaves belong to?

M. Klose, Content Writer
Answered: Aug 24, 2018

To be clear, once enslaved, the persons belonged to the slave owner not to any part of Africa. If you mean where did slaves come from, then this was predominantly West Africa, but not exclusively...Read More

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Are there any countries that still have forced slavery?

Malcolm Carneal, Digital Nomad
Answered: Aug 24, 2018

Mauritania is the worst culprit by far showing that, amazingly, over 97% of its population is in forced labour, but there are others in the Indian sub-continent . In South Asia, bonded labor, sex...Read More

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Which was the last country to abolish slavery?

M. Kennedy, Web Content Writer
Answered: Aug 23, 2018

As it's still going on, with people enslaved until the perpetrators are found out, I can't answer that question. If you mean the last country to cave in and make a law to abolish slavery (even if...Read More

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How long did the African slave trade last?

G. Roland, Professor
Answered: Aug 24, 2018

The African slave trade lasted nearly 400 years. It's unbelievable, isn't it? It took that long for serious thinkers to realise that the practice was inhumane. Mind you, rebellions from the...Read More

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Is slavery still rampant in African countries?

Malcolm Carneal, Digital Nomad
Answered: Aug 24, 2018

Sadly, this is cited in five African countries where slaves are used for domestic service, debt bondage, military slavery, and so on. Mauritania, Sudan, Libya, South Africa and the Sinai...Read More

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