As more slaves were present, more cotton was produced, leading to more money being generated, while increasing the ability to purchase more slaves. This continued for many years, leading to a greater need for slave labor. I believe this might be one of the reasons why the support of slavery was more economic than anything else at the time. Slaver labor had little to no impact on the capital that funded the European industrial revolution. The profits made during the slave trade and West Indian plantations did not account for even five percent of Britain's overall national income at the time of the industrial revolution. However, Slavery was vital to Europeans development of the new colonies. Without the slaves, European colonists couldn’t have settled and developed North and South America and the
As more slaves were present, more cotton was produced, leading to more money being generated, while increasing the ability to purchase more slaves. This continued for many years, leading to a greater need for slave labor. I believe this might be one of the reasons why the support of slavery was more economic than anything else at the time. Slaver labor had little to no impact on the capital that funded the European industrial revolution. The profits made during the slave trade and West Indian plantations did not account for even five percent of Britain's overall national income at the time of the industrial revolution. However, Slavery was vital to Europeans development of the new colonies. Without the slaves, European colonists couldn’t have settled and developed North and South America and the