Describe the Origin and Expansion of the European Slave Trade

question 94

Essay

Describe the origin and expansion of the European slave trade.

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Definitions:

Single Tax

A fiscal policy advocating for a sole tax to be levied on a single source, often proposed as a tax on land value.

Economic Rents

Payments to a factor of production in excess of the cost needed to bring that factor into production.

Land Ownership

The legal right to possess, use, and control land.

Single-Tax Movement

A political and economic ideology that proposes a single tax, typically on land, to replace all other taxes.