Answer:
Is this a multiple choice?
PT1. They could not end the "Slave Trade" because it was making them money... A lot of money.
PT2. But they WOULD not end it before it was illegal (Because they were getting a TON of cash.)
Explanation:
PT1 and PT2 are there because PT1 explains PT2.
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