Slaves were brought over from Africa through the . Slaves were bought for cash , such as cotton, sugar, and tobacco, which were traded in England for manufactured goods, such as rum and guns. The
of slaves made white Southern owners a lot of money. Many slave owners also believed in
and thought slaves were inferior to whites because of the color of their skin. They used this reasoning to justify their harsh treatment of African Americans. Although there were many in the South who economically benefited from slavery, Frederick Douglass was a famous who fought for the end of slavery. A former slave himself, he witnessed the horrors of the firsthand.
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• Triangular slave trade
• Abolitionist
• System
• Enforced labor
• Plantation
• Crops
• Racial inequality