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of 144 member states. There are three recent landmarks observed by the European Commission: the Transatlantic Declaration, New Transatlantic Agenda, and the Transatlantic Economic Partnership. In 1990 the Transatlantic Declaration was adopted, laying down the principles for greater EU/US consultation and cooperation in the fields of economy, education, science, and culture. In 1995 the New Transatlantic Agenda (NTA) and the EU/US Joint Action Plan were adopted, providing a framework for partnership

The two majors drivers that led to the transatlantic slave trade was the European desire for the agricultural products of the Americas and the need for laborers to work the land in the Americas. All participants, besides for the slaves, benefited from the trading. The transatlantic slave trade, or the triangular slave trade, was a trade route between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The English desire for raw goods and agricultural materials was a result of their strong economic policy of mercantilism

this was the richest part of Britain's trade in the 18th century. Most importantly, Britain benefited immensely from the Transatlantic Slave Trade as it was extensive and flooded into the country bringing wealth which established newly funded industries. However, there were multiple humanitarian and economic factors that were responsible for the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade and the effect it had on the economic and political stability of Britain and West Africa in the nineteenth century

The Transatlantic Slave Trade was an organization of capturing and selling African slaves. This took place in the Atlantic Ocean from the 15th through the 19th century. Muslims constituted a significant percentage of Africans that were brought to the Americas in servitude. Books such as “Servant of Allah” and “The Prince Among Slave” describes and documented life of Muslim slaves throughout the Transatlantic Slave Trade and also, show how Muslim slaves struggled , persisted, and survived throughout

building more farms, and therefore, required laborers to work on them. Thus, the transatlantic slave trade began, forming a tri-angle between the old world, Europe, the new world, the Americas, and Africa. As the atlantic trade grew, the number of slaves rose exponentially, and the farmers, and plantation owners of the southern United States were producing crops, and making money, at the expense of the slaves. The transatlantic slave trade was outlawed by two of the major governments in 1807, which outlawed

Transatlantic Slave Trade From the seventeenth century on slaves became the focus of trade between Europe and Africa. Europe’s conquest and colonization of North and South America and the Caribbean islands from the fifteenth century onward created an insatiable demand for African laborers, who were deemed more fit to work in the tropical conditions of the New World. The amount of slaves took across the Atlantic Ocean slowly grew, from around 5,000 slaves a year in the sixteenth century to more than

incidents that people of other races were subjected to. It is interesting how when you look closer at history it provides a clear explanation about issues that have been happening in today’s world. Katherine McKittrick’s article goes back to “transatlantic slavery” and how this important historical event negatively impacted the lives of black bodies throughout history. Because of this occurrence, white bodies use ‘power

Existing from 16th to the 19th centuries. The atlantic slave trade also known as the Transatlantic slave trade involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved african people, mainly from africa to the americas,and then their sale there. The slave trade used mainly the triangular trade route and its Middle Passage. existed from 16th to the 19th centuries.The development of colonies created by European countries is one of the main causes of the trade. There was a demand for many labourers

Mending the Transatlantic Rift The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 ushered in an era of dramatic change for foreign policy and the international system. Most obviously, the United States’ sense of invulnerability eroded as an acute awareness to the perils of terrorism gripped the American public. In American foreign policy, the dominant paradigms evolved. Whereas the Cold War notion of the centrality of powerful nation-states had helped order the Bush administration’s outlook before

The Impact of Slavery on Liverpool The transatlantic slave trade was undisputedly an imperative part of English history, and furthermore an essential foundation in shaping social structures and economies. This was perhaps most notable in the city of Liverpool; a city, whose input into the slave trade managed to transcend it from a small fishing town to one of the most renowned cities in the country. This essay will explore and contextualise the transnational slave trade within Liverpool and its various