History of the United States I / Unit 12 USH1 1665 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Who Profited
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The idea
The domestic slave trade offered economic opportunities to White men well beyond the sellers themselves.
In practice
Slave brokers acting as middlemen, and owners of the warehouses and pens where people were held.
Where people slip
Suppliers of clothing and food for people on the move also profited, which is how a trade becomes an economy.
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