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Spanish and Portuguese settlers brought African slaves to America Santo Domingo became the first international slave port of the New World
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Slaves rebelled at the colony of Saint- Domingue, a French colony. However, the rebellion was quickly crushed
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Great Britain was established as the leader of the slave trade by John Hawkins. This made English traders very rich.
The trade was carried out like this:
Slaves were sent from Africa to America. They were exchanged for sugar, tobacco and cotton which were sent to Europe. From Europe they sent textiles and manufactured goods which were sent to Africa in exchange of slaves. -
Slavery was legalized by the Massachusetts Body of Liberties
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A law passed in Virigina established that a child from a slave woman would become a slave for life.
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Pennsylvania Quakers passed the first formal anti-slavery resolution.
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This was the first Women's Right Convention that was held in the US. Lucretia Mott and Amy Post were some of the opponents of slavery.
