History 2501E Lecture : Brazils Slave Trade and Golden Law Jan 10.docx
22 Apr 2012
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1831 brazil banned slave trade to appease britain. British pushing to end slave trade (unfair economic competition, moral reasoning, need someone to export to) 1817 emperor promises to limit slave import, not very effective though. At this time british are expanding their empire interest regarding slave trade depend on many variables (e. g. industry, number of slaves you have, age of slaves increased demand for coffee coffee producing south experiences growth. 1831 end of slave trade: brazil banned slave trade to appease britain. Rumours of ending slave trade, people stock up, trade increases. 1835 slave trade revolt in bahia (too many slaves, power in numbers, concerns in brazil) Slave ships captured by british, slave traders tried in court, however internal trading continued. How to gain labour and compete without the trade. Once trade ends, slavery end is only a matter of time. Need to be paid to release slaves: some owners compensated by government, money.
