The slave trade was very common before the 1800’s. It wasn’t just in America; it was also in other parts of the world. Europe and Africa were among the places heavy in slavery. The slave trade was not abolished anywhere (that had slaves in the first place) until 1807. It had a very large impact on culture, causing the entire American Civil War, as well as movements against racism.
Slavery in America began when plantations started springing up in the New World. This was when the British slave trade was created. British ships would sail from Europe to Africa, capture or buy slaves, sail to the Caribbean or North America, and then sail back to Europe by way of the gulf stream. This is how the slave trade began.
The fugitive slave act made slavery much harsher on the slaves. The Fugitive Slave Act stated that if a slave was to successfully escape from his master, then he should be captured and returned to his owner. This act was created and supported mostly by slave owners in the southern states. These were the same states that formed the Confederation during the American Civil War.
The push for abolition of slavery began in the early 1800’s. It began after freed slaves that fought for Britain during the Revolutionary War began their new lives and started publicizing the tortures of slavery. After a long time they finally abolished slavery in Britain. After a whole civil war in America over the subject of slavery, the Union finally won and, after President Lincoln passed the Emancipation Proclamation, slavery was finally abolished in the United States.