SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -He spoke out against the English slave trade. He worked to resettle freed slaves. By 1789, the year he published his autobiography, Olaudah Equiano was a well-known abolitionist. Ten years after his death in 1797, the English slave trade was finally abolished.
Detailed explanation-2: -Portugal proudly claims to be one of the first countries to abolish slavery following a 1761 decree.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the fifteenth century, Portugal became the first European nation to take significant part in African slave trading. The Portuguese primarily acquired slaves for labor on Atlantic African island plantations, and later for plantations in Brazil and the Caribbean, though they also sent a small number to Europe.
Detailed explanation-4: -The high demand for slaves was due to a shortage of laborers in Portugal. Black slaves were in higher demand than Moorish slaves because they were much easier to convert to Christianity and less likely to escape.