Slavery,Migration,Trade

Different trade routes and migration had affected many different things including economies, new settlements, and slavery.  Migration began to create different trade routes, and also looking for certain items. For example, the Spanish who had conquered the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and most of South America on the hunt for gold. Many colonies had a rise in African Slavery. When people were enslaved, they were placed in harsh conditions working on sugar plantations and trap furs. Many people living in the 13^th colonies were slaves, “By 1775, 500,000 of the thirteen colonies 2.5 inhabitants were slaves, about the same as the number of slaves than alive in the British Caribbean Colonies”(Baptist 4). The amount of peope being enslaved was incredibily high. The slave trade that was occurring had created a profit to different settlers and their farm land. When slaves were put to work, they were held under harsh conditions not only on their journeys to settlers but once they arrived as well. The slave trade had created a prosperous economy at the expense of others well-being.  The slave trade had boosted the economy greatly. With the economy and prosperous trade occurring had come with a lot of taxation including the sugar act and stamp act. The point of these taxes was used to raise money for the cost of the war. The Townsend acts also caused for revolt by the people. Riots and Protests occurred in response. Along with all of this occurring a committee Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin to declare independence.