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  1. African Slave Trade in the United States
    date April 1, 1857map NEW YORK, New Yorktags African-Americans, Slave Trade

    The United States Congress outlawed the African slave trade in 1808, but there were some who still took part in the slave trade, knowing it was illegal. Some southerners even talked about reviving the slave trade in the mid-1850s, but most Americans opposed this idea, and numerous slave smugglers were put on trial in the United States. According to the New York Herald, "the United States considered...

  2. The reliance on the slave trade as a benefit to the economy
    date 1860map DADE, Floridatags Slave Trade, Transatlantic Slave Trade, Slavery

    Slave Trade Understanding the economic standards for growth in the new world at the time can help one understand the importance of the slave trade. There was a constant demand for slaves because they were vital to the stability of their individual plantations. "Slavery shaped the economic growth of the lower South in the eighteenth century " (Rosenbloom 1999). These individual slaves were not looked...

  3. The Other Side of The Slave Trade
    date 1845map ALCHUA, Floridatags Slave Trade, Slavery

    A letter from Geo B. Matthew to Lord Stanley in 1845 gives us a unique insight into the way in which the slave trade was operated. Matthew gives reports of ships with "Colored" crews that have been wrecked and the crews were sold into slavery. The letter also shows us a comparison between slaves in the United States, as compared to other parts in the world. As opposed to obtaining slaves directly...

  4. Opposition to the Slave-Trade
    date February 9, 1795map Wake, North Carolinatags Importation, Slavery, Slave Trade

    "By the gentleman just arrived from Raleigh, the seat of government in North Carolina, We learn that the assembly of that state have passed a law to prohibit further importation of slaves into that state, either by land or sea, from any part of the world." This strong statement described North Carolina's bill banning the importation of slaves into the state. Slaves in North Carolina worked hard growing...

  5. Transatlantic Slave Trade: Slave Smuggling
    date 1850 to 1860map NEW YORK, New Yorktags Slavery, Slave Trade

    If a sea captain wanted to become a slave smuggler, "the first step is to purchase a vessel in one of the ports of the United States whose sailing qualities have been tested by several years of service." The seller of the vessel was bound by contract to take the vessel to a port on the African coast that the buyer had selected. Rice, water casks, and cooking utensils were shipped on board of the...

  6. The Survival of Innocent Slaves on Ship Erie
    date October 4, 1860map JEFFERSON, New Yorktags Slave Trade, Slavery

    The capture of the slave ship Erie was a very jubilant moment for Mr. Seys, the United States agent for recaptured Africans. "It did my heart good," he said, "to hear the shout of exultation and the expressions of delight visible on every countenance." The ship was residence to 897 slaves. From the foul odor of feces to the rapid spread of unknown diseases, this ship was in no condition for any human...