Why was the slave trade abolished

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Why slavery and the slave trade was abolished

Slavery was cruel trade that started in the 16th century for innocent people .Who were taken from their homeland away from their loved ones to be treated cruelly .Some said slavery was the worst punishment a human being can receive a lot of people campaigned for the abolishment. But the slave traders and people for slavery didn't give up easily

One of the reasons it ended was due to white abolitionists because they had the freedom to go out their and make bills and campaign one of these types of people were the white working class

William Pitt said " Nothing worse than slavery I know no evil that has ever existed" and Granville Sharp and William Wilberforce were also famous abolitionists who were wealthier and inspired the white working class who signed petitions and gathered among themselves for huge meetings support grew in 1792 and in Manchester 1792 and in Manchester 1788 over 10000 petitions were signed to help end slavery "in Manchester in 1788 over 10000 working people signed a petition support grew in :in 1792 over 20000 Manchester people signed another petition (out of a population of 75,000) huge meeting were held". From textbook.

Another reason was because of the actions of the Black people from the sabotaging of crops to the flee of freedom for some .Also burning plantations, the black slaves started to go of edge and not run things smoothly Oludah Equiano an ex slave. Helped by informing people about the gruesome time upon the ship Zong and other tragic things that happened to him and others and there should be no repletion against another human being.
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Jonathon Strong also a ex black slave spoke freely at a court case which he won trial over a man who owned a plantation in Jamaica he won the trial by speaking up and defending himself and it gave other slaves the courage to speak up and have courage to defend themselves the outcome of the was slowly breaking the trial.

The conditions of the slaves on the St Dominigue were among the worst in the west-Indies the death rate among the slaves was very high because of the dreadful treatment they received slavery was abolished ...

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