SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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It was able to grow it’s industry, especially the cotton factories.
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It improved the diet of the nation.
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It allowed for many beautiful buildings to be built.
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It helped Britain form one of the biggest Empires the world has ever known.
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All of these answers are correct.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many politicians and others had business interests in the plantations, slave trading companies, and slave-produced commodities such as cotton and sugar. These exotic commodities and the riches they created proved irresistible, and the slave trade continued to make Britain wealthier.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Atlantic slave trade contributed to the activity of many provision and redistribution markets, and enabled the creation of large fortunes that were invested in highly diverse activities and forms of consumption.
Detailed explanation-3: -The slave trade began in the seventeenth century. A triangular slave trade was between Europe, Africa and the Americas. bought slaves from local chieftains. The exploitation of slave labour made it possible to meet the markets for sugar, coffee, and indigo.