Essay On The Abolition Of Slave Trade

Slave trade abolished in Britain and United States

Introduction

Before the American Revolution, slavery was a norm and accepted throughout the new world. Major European powers entered the transatlantic slave trade, because they had slave colonies. British came and dominated the slave trade because of its influence in Africa, where its ships carried African captives as compared to other nation. It was estimated that about three million slave were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean as a result. The colonies (British) produced a vast volume of goods like sugar, rice, tobacco and indigo needed for the home market, and the nation grew rich at the expense of slaves.

Britain and United States acted swiftly within two decades to abolish the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Abolition emerged as one of the most important reform measures ever taken in 18th and 19th century. There are questions still puzzling the historians on how and why the slave trade was abolished. The interpretation of abolition comes in two dimensions; first it was made popular in 19th century to explain it in terms of humanitarian and moral movement. The second can be tracked back to a book by Eric William about Capitalism

The important catalyst came into being to shape the Americans. At this level, the fate of British colonies unleashed a heated debate about the political representation that was often enclosed in disfranchisement and the vote.

The commitment of the revolutionaries to the equality and freedom led to the growing unease over the slave trade legitimacy. This was also visible in the way Americans pursue their patriotic cause. Benjamin Rush said that it would be useless for us to denounce the parliament servitude to reduce the citizens while continuing to keep fellow humans in slavery because of their different