Slave Trade
How did slavery get to the UK?
Slavery started Several hundred years ago but Europe only joined in at around 1441 when The Portuguese captains Antão Gonçalves and Nuno Tristão went over to Africa and captured 12 Africans and took them back with them home. He sold a thew and kept a thew; they were a big success. Three years later Lançarote de Freitas ( A tax collector from the UK) formed a organization to go and bring back more and it went on. He and the group brought back 230 they were the first to come to the UK. This is how slavery started.
who are slaves?
"a slave is a person who is forced to do work against there will. He or She may be often referred to as "Property." A slave is not paid. They usually have dark skin and they are referred to as inferior.
what was slavery?
Slavery was around for hundreds of years. The main two reasons for it was money and laziness. In those days the rich people hired them and bought them to work on the farm because they needed help and it was the cheapest way of getting help. They hired the black men from Africa and brought them to the UK and the US. The black men weren't treated the same as the white men and so they were slaves for the white men. It also meant it was harder to escape from working because most black men worked and so if people saw a black poor and week person they would know they were a slave.