Why Did the Slave Trade Decline Over the First Half

question 56

Multiple Choice

Why did the slave trade decline over the first half of the nineteenth century?

• A) Plantation owners were swiftly convinced that free labor was more profitable than slave labor.
• B) The Haitian Revolution greatly discouraged the further importation of slaves.
• C) Britain refused to trade with countries utilizing slave labor.
• D) The anti-slavery movement effectively lobbied for bans on the slave trade.

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