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How did the slave trade of the 18th and 19th centuries aid the industrial revolution in Britain

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The slave trade of the 18th and 19th centuries aided the industrial revolution in Britain for various reasons.

Britain had an advantage at the start of the industrial revolution: colonies and a fairly well economy. The colonies Britain owned used slave labor that was created through slave trade. The economy was also created through the slave trade; a back to back thing.

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Industrial Revolution started in Britain in the 18th and 19th century. Slave trade played an important role in bringing industrialization in Britain also brought profit in the economy. During this period, the British Empire was on the peak with colonies. Most of the colonies under Britain were highly profitable because they provided raw material with the help of slavery to Britain to run its industries.

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