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The United States was only slightly green. I would have thought it would have lit up more. It may be because they passed laws in the min-1800s prohibiting impor
by bougiefever 12y ago
The United States was only slightly green. I would have thought it would have lit up more. It may be because they passed laws in the min-1800s prohibiting importing of slaves.
- x86_64Ubuntu 12y agoThe lions share of us didn't come to the US, we mostly went to Brazil and other more tropical locations. And you have to remember, that after 1819 or 1820, the importation of slaves into the U.S was banned.
- csixty4 12y agoI'm sure the slave import restrictions had something to do with it. There were also the Triangular Trade routes from Africa (rum for slaves) -> West Indies (slaves for molasses) -> Boston (molasses for rum) -> Africa In doing so, the US benefitted from the slave trade without actually taking part in it.
- csixty4 12y ago(well, taking part in that part of it anyway)