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On average, how many slaving Journeys per year were made
from Bristol?​

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“Between 1730 and 1746, Bristol's slave voyages made up 20% of the whole of British trade.” In fact, it was much more: about 40% of British trade was made up by Bristol's slaving voyages in this period. In the 1730s, on average 36 slave voyages left Bristol each year, with 53 in 1738.

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