Transatlantic Abolition Response

1. How would the abolition of the slave trade affect economic growth in America?
From what I read, the abolition of the slave trade would have both a positive and negative impact on the economy. There would be a negative impact for the American slave ship owners and workers that would be out of work. The positive impact would stem from American slave owners that could trade their native born African-Americans.

2. Who was/were the most significant person/people in the passing of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act? Why?

The were many people and groups involved with the abolition of the slave trade. There were English Quakers that formed the 'Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade', a French group that was named 'Society of the Friends of Blacks', and an American Quaker group named, 'Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery,' these three groups worked together and communicated constantly (382) so their hard work helped pass the bill. The English group kept the pressure on Parliament and the British citizens showed their support by participating in the boycott of slave produced sugar and by signing petitions. The American group petitioned congress around the same time in 1790 and were rejected because of a clause.

3. Women remained outside of politics for much of the beginning of America. What prompted their sudden surge in politics, and why did this topic spark their interest?
This topic sparked their interest because most women were very involved with their church and attended church regularly, and slavery went against their religious beliefs. Also the sudden surge in politics could be explained by the rise of female academies, because of these academies the amount of education women received increased dramatically.