Response To William's Abolition Of Slavery

In William’s thesis, he states that the abolition of slavery was due to capitalism and this resulted in demolishing the slave trade. Two factors that were critical for the abolition are religion and economy. According to William, he used religion to advocate for the slaves and let the Europeans know that the horrific treatments of the slaves are ethically wrong and unjust. William also mentions the economic factor and how the Declaration of Independence demolished the mercantile system. It made the Caribbean colonies in need of supplies because their markets were closed down, it created competition between the British and it was economically weak because the slaves were rebelling. Essentially slavery was not a money-making business no more
and Britain began to cut down. These factors would help with the abolition of slavery because it’s not profitable any longer.