The Decline In The Economic Need For Slavery Analysis
The decline in economic need for slavery:
Overview:
Some Historians such as Eric Williams, have suggested that the abolition of the slave trade was rather, dependent upon the economical factors and or benefits that slavery provided society. The consequential decline in economic profitability due to advancements of The Industrial Revolution (Circa. 1760 - 1820-40) meant that the economic benefit of slavery declined, since profits were the main cause of starting the trade, it could be argued, a decline in profitability would have pushed for eventual abolition . As an example of industrialisation, the vast improvements in agriculture bagan to benefit the British economy and eliminating the need for slaves, as working British citizens.
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Seymour ‘s thesis underlines the two key components as to why the slave trade may have ceased, with reference to William’s work, the first was a result of a change in relationship between Britain and the colonies, as until ‘the American Revolutionary War… British slavery, including the Atlantic slave trade, was a growing and complementary element of the imperial economy’ suggesting the impact of the American revolution on the slave trade and further withdrawal of colonization resulted in a large decline in the profitability of slavery as ‘The Revolution brought freedom to slaves who joined the armies or escaped in the chaos of war. Thousands left South Carolina and Georgia when the British Army evacuated those states. Some of these people remained free, while others ended up being re-enslaved in the British Caribbean’ . The result of the American revolutionary war ensued the British Empire attempting to recover the lost profitability of the slave trade in already enslaved colonies such as the Caribbean through the production of alternative ‘tropical staples’. However, this ultimately lead to the ‘failure of the British West Indies… (as it’s attempt to) recover its rate of profitability after the American war combined with the growth of alternative staple sources …show more content…
William’s also states in ‘Capitalism and Slavery’ that ‘the horrors of the middle passage have been exaggerated. (and) for this the the British abolitionists are in large part responsible’ however, with this statement it could be argued that the middle passage accounts were exaggerated as a form of anti-slavery propaganda, to meet a desired effect within society.
Williams offers a critical analysis of the abolitionist supporters and the profitability of British colonies under slave trade, with imports and exports benefit towards the British
Overview:
Some Historians such as Eric Williams, have suggested that the abolition of the slave trade was rather, dependent upon the economical factors and or benefits that slavery provided society. The consequential decline in economic profitability due to advancements of The Industrial Revolution (Circa. 1760 - 1820-40) meant that the economic benefit of slavery declined, since profits were the main cause of starting the trade, it could be argued, a decline in profitability would have pushed for eventual abolition . As an example of industrialisation, the vast improvements in agriculture bagan to benefit the British economy and eliminating the need for slaves, as working British citizens.
The industrial …show more content…
Seymour ‘s thesis underlines the two key components as to why the slave trade may have ceased, with reference to William’s work, the first was a result of a change in relationship between Britain and the colonies, as until ‘the American Revolutionary War… British slavery, including the Atlantic slave trade, was a growing and complementary element of the imperial economy’ suggesting the impact of the American revolution on the slave trade and further withdrawal of colonization resulted in a large decline in the profitability of slavery as ‘The Revolution brought freedom to slaves who joined the armies or escaped in the chaos of war. Thousands left South Carolina and Georgia when the British Army evacuated those states. Some of these people remained free, while others ended up being re-enslaved in the British Caribbean’ . The result of the American revolutionary war ensued the British Empire attempting to recover the lost profitability of the slave trade in already enslaved colonies such as the Caribbean through the production of alternative ‘tropical staples’. However, this ultimately lead to the ‘failure of the British West Indies… (as it’s attempt to) recover its rate of profitability after the American war combined with the growth of alternative staple sources …show more content…
William’s also states in ‘Capitalism and Slavery’ that ‘the horrors of the middle passage have been exaggerated. (and) for this the the British abolitionists are in large part responsible’ however, with this statement it could be argued that the middle passage accounts were exaggerated as a form of anti-slavery propaganda, to meet a desired effect within society.
Williams offers a critical analysis of the abolitionist supporters and the profitability of British colonies under slave trade, with imports and exports benefit towards the British