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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." (Declaration of Independence). Even in the 1700's they considered all men equal but yet there were still slaves and most people did not abide by that. Everyone has natural rights.

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This discomfort also caused leadership to become corrupt, making it so that progression of society was very unlikeley due to the current state of their leadership

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It is not just in the places we see where slaves have been taken, today black people, and almost anyone besides white people, are still trying to recover from the past. For example, black people, in some places, are still thought to be prisoners and their only purpose is to work for the superiors gain. They are still not equal and no one realizes that because the normal throughout the society back then was that they did not matter as much and weren't human, but now, and for the past hundreds of years, they are trying to make everyone come to realize that they are human, and should be equal like everyone else and they do matter;.

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While being traded, slaves were considered equal to or even less than cargo. Their lives and death meant little to those with power. They would throw some overboard ships to decrease the load, and would brand them like objects. The idea of all humans being equal was destroyed when people decided to make this system for their gain.

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Wage labor began to become more and more profitable while slave labor became less and less profitable

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They are still trying to recover from this today, though some places have caught up with advancement, the problem with taking millions upon millions of people is the fact that you are taking away the whole country for your benefit and not leaving enough room for them to grow themselves

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When slaves were traded, they were exchanged for weapons and money. The weapons brought to their homelands created cause for war and instability.

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As the population slowly goes down there is not enough people in one place to hold a country together and because of this, many wars break out because of the lack of power, and the country does not get involved in a lot of trades so they lack the technological progression that they need to have to grow and develop

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It violated the natural rights put in place

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It violated the natural rights put in place

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Slaves are treated as property rather than human being when they are no different than the rest of the population. It is completely wrong for human beings to be treated as property

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When slavery happened millions of African Americans were stolen and kidnapped from their country to be forced into work in another country that is not theirs

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Those who would buy and sell slaves would do so for their own personal gain. One man should not have the authority to sell another to enhance their social status.

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Some used the argument of religion to justify slavery, however when looking at their source, or the Bible, there is not a single justification for making a man an object.

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All people should be treated equally, certain people shouldn't be treated so terribly as slaves, living a life of hard work and suffering. It is completely unfair as all people are the same on the inside so they should be treated that way, not differently based on race.

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White abolitionists reasons for abolition of slavery

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White abolitionists reasons for abolition of slavery