Accоrding tо histоriаns, the end of the trаns-Atlаntic slave trade was caused by ideological, religious, and economic change in Europe and the Americas. Some scholars trace abolitionism’s origin in the Enlightenment. This influential eighteenth century intellectual movement suggested that all men (and to an extent women) held certain natural rights. Among these rights was liberty, which the slave trade clearly violated. Other scholars point to the role of evangelical religious groups, such as the Quakers. They saw abolitionism as an expression of “Christian love” for their fellow man. Other historians emphasize economic motives. One theory was that Britain abolished its slave trade because Caribbean plantations were becoming less profitable and needed fewer new enslaved workers. Today most scholars argue that slavery and the slave trade were still profitable when it was banned. However, as industrialization progressed, machine manufacturing became more profitable than platation slavery, contributing to the shift towards abolition in Britain by the mid-19th century. The African community had long been active in the campaign against slavery in England. In 1787 a group of nine men formed 'The Sons of Africa'. Two of the members added their distinctive voices to the abolitionist cause. Ottobah Cugoano,– born in what is now Ghana, captured and enslaved in 1770 and brought to England– published a personal account of his enslavement and a fierce attack on the slave trade. Another member, Olaudah Equiano, gained fame in 1789 when he published his autobiography, a book that established him as the African voice of abolition. He published the book himself and travelled throughout Britain selling it along the abolitionist networks. Equiano also led delegations of the Sons to Parliament to persuade MPs (members of parliament) to abolish the transatlantic slave trade. The Sons of Africa successfully shifted public opinion, highlighting the inhumane conditions on slave ships and making the case that enslaved people deserved freedom and humanity. QUESTIONS: 1. What are some of the social factors that led to support for ending the slave trade? 2. What econonic conditions worked against the continuation of human slavery in the 19th century? 3. What role did formerly enslaved Africans play in the fight to end the slave trade? Your answer must be in your own words- do not use direct quotes. Your answer must be a minimum of 75 words.
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