Abolishment of Slavery in the West Indies

Throughout history, slavery has been an important concept of discussion. According to the article called “What is slavery?” we can refer to slavery as “a condition in which individuals are owned by others, who control where they live and at what they work.” In the West Indies, slaves were traded and sold to a landowner, who would then be called the slave’s master. The slave was obligated to do as the master said, and forced to work without receiving money, or any other reward. Eventually, people started acting against slavery, and the article “Emancipation of the British West Indies,” on Wikipedia, rightly points out that the slave trade was finally abolished in 1807, and “twenty five years after the slave trade was abolished, slaves in the Caribbean were finally given their freedom through the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833.” In 1833, the slaves earned their freedom, which means that were no longer owned by anyone. For some people it is emotional, and for others it is more of an ethical concept. Overall, most of us would agree on the fact that slavery is bad, but there is a bright side to it. Slavery had a good influence on the colonies their economy, and the slaves could also benefit from it. Even though we all agree on the fact that slavery is not ethically right, slavery also had some positive effects. Based on research, the abolishment of slavery had some negative effects because slavery helped colonies economically, it educated the slaves, and most importantly, the Bible justifies slavery.

One of the positive effects slavery had was that the slaves were a source of cheap labor, which helped the economic growth of the colonies, and the development of the colonial power. Most slaves worked on plantations to produce goods l...

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...slaves, and most importantly, the bible justifies slavery. Slavery helped most colonies with their economic growth. Once slavery ended the economy of most colonies collapsed because there was a shortage of labor. The ex-slaves did not work on their cause they were no longer forced to, ; this left the economy and production of goods stagnated. Slaves were a source of cheap labor, which was a big advantage for the colonies. Also, slavery helped the uneducated and unskilled slaves get educated. During their working time, they learned new skills. In addition, slavery is justified by believers because the bible accepts slavery. The Bible explains slavery in detail, and clearly justifies the fact that people can be bought and sold. Abolishment of slavery can be seen as a good ethical good move, but we cannot be ignorant to the fact that it also had some positive effects