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- Have you ever heard of the Transatlantic slave trade?
- From the 16th to the 19th centuries, a section of the global slave trade transported between 9 million and 12 million enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.
- What was the reason for the slave trade?
- to obtain labor, as the indigenous population of the New World was fast declining due to a lack of immunity to foreign illnesses.
- Who started the trade first?
- Muslim caravan traders started in Africa (before Europeans). Also non-Muslim could sold as slaves (ex. Crusade)In Europe, the Portuguese stated first
- who was involved in the slave trade?
- The major slave trade nations were the Portuguese, the British, the Spanish, the French, the Dutch, and the Danish.
- Where were most of the slaves sent to?
- Most of African slaves were sent to the south america. Due to the warm climates , these region became agricultural.
- Who ended slavery?
- Abraham Lincoln. He addressed a proclamation which is Emancipation proclamation. This was about giving freedom to the slaves.
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