Carol Blake, AMH2010, Monday-Friday, 10:30 am
Merchants in Rhode Island and other New England colonies became very wealthy in what was called the "Triangle Trade." They shipped rum to West Africa and traded it for slaves. Then they shipped rum to West Africa and traded it for slaves. Then they shipped the slaves to the West Indies and traded them for molasses. Then they shipped the molasses back to New England and used it to make more rum. The Rhode Island slave trade stopped in 1774. Because it is on the ocean, Rhode Island was a center of trade and shipping in the 1700s.
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Lawrence Hill
One could link the Northern economies and European economies to the "Triangle trade" thus perpetrating a criminal violation of Anti-slave laws in England. When England was supposedly supporting Anti-Slave Trade groups and waving a higher level of righteousness at the colonies. When mixing money everyone gets to be a little hypocritical.
Evan Squires, AMH2010, Monday-Friday 10:30 am
Though the slave trade as we know it today is long gone, this horrible institution still thrives illegally in many countries. It seems crazy to talk about current-day slavery, but it does exist. This makes me wonder if humanity will ever get past the desire to control one another.
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