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When William Wilberforce and the abolitionists began their fight against the slave trade in Britain, how much of Britain’s economy was dependent upon the slave trade?

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Not much, really. The slaves didn't make the major good. And the plantations didn't even add up to 5% of the total profit in Britain's economy.
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