If slavery was such a demeaning practice, one might wonder why it was started in the first place. There were many reasons why, but money is the underlining reason. Slave trade, which lasted for 200 years, was the most profitable type of trade. The only group of people that did not benefit from slave trade was the slaves themselves. Europe and Africa benefited in their own ways. Europe benefited from the amount of ships being built, which boosted their maritime economy. As demand for slaves raised, more ships were needed to transport the human cattle. Ships were built better than they ever were, transporting as much as they could. Industries such as lumber, textiles, nail, and navigation benefited tremendously from this great need for slaves and s

If slave trading was so profitable why did it end? The simple answer is that over time it became less profitable than it was before. People started to see the evils of slavery as well. They finally realized it was the largest forced exploitation of human labor. People pushed for the immoral practice to be stopped. Protest and demonstrations were formed to dispute slavery. Most people would like to say they ended slavery because it was immoral, but the fact is it became less profitable. If it hadn't, no country that benefited would have questioned the practice. As the Industrial Revolution started it became evident that it was the most significant reason for the end of slavery. Machines were invented that could do the work of slaves more effectively and efficiently. Slaves were no longer needed as much with machines, since human labor was replaced with machinery. Europeans started look into cash crops for exploitation of Africa instead of slavery as well. This new type of exploitation was labeled Legitimate Commerce. Europe imposed taxes to Africa, which in turned forced them to produce cash crops. Cash crops were crops that Europe would buy from Africa so they could pay their taxes. These crops were used as raw materials in European markets. Steamships were invented that replaced caravels. These ships allowed transported of larger amounts of

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