Hi why was the slave trade hard to abolish
why was the slave trade so hard to abolish the only thing i can think of is that many people would not be able to read or write so it would be hard to prove that it is cruel.
Answers
Fundamentally the slave trade was hard to abolish because it made a lot of people very rich, therefore to abolish slavery would be to take away a massive source of income from people who were considered to be very powerful.
14 March 2011
It depends whether you are talking about the abolition in this country or in the States. It would also be useful to look at the prevailing attitudes of the time and how this affected the ease of abolishing slavery.
14 March 2011
It's worth adding that the slave trade hasn't actually been abolished - it still exists. Albeit as an illegal trade. When we think of slaves, most people refer to the 'Triangular Trade' in african slaves to plantations in North America, but the sad fact is that slave trading continues to this day in many part of the world ... people are trafficked in the sex industry or to work in appalling conditions in parts of the world where enforcement is difficult.
14 March 2011
Because of slavery was establishing since before the coming of the Africans
29 March 2021
Difference in ideology among slave trade fighter
31 August 2022
I would say that slavery started because they needed someone to take care of their crops like cotton and tobacco and that is the rich people that did not care about anyone's feelings only becoming richer yet.
16 September 2022
It was the only source of income for the Arabs and some African chiefs as were involved in this trade
05 December 2022
The Arabs wanted the Africans to continue to providing cheap labor force as house maids and working on their plantations for example Seyyid Said s cloves plantations
05 December 2022
African kings and chiefs become rich and also wanted to reduce the population of E Africa in order to promote peace in the community hence they never wanted slave trade be abolished
10 December 2022
The Africans enjoyed going abroad because of their love for adventure and wanted to explore new place
14 December 2022
Due to the civil and religious wars made the African leaders to sell slaves in order to get guns for protection
14 December 2022
Lack of cooperation from other powers
The treaties with africans chiefs were not effective they ignored them .
It made a lot of people to become very rich
24 April 2023
The pro_slave tade lobby had too many important and powerful figures in the establishment.
17 May 2023
Conflict between the British and france
27 October 2023
It has existed in the early days I have become part of our people even slavery still happening in the modern days example we have human trafficking is the illegal act
of courage and transport today of humour from one place to another for several reasons. Thank you.
21 November 2023
Add an answer
Similar questions