The combination of Enlightenment thought, religious conviction, and a slave revolt in Haiti led to the
end of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The British ended their participation in the slave trade in 1807,
then worked to get the cooperation of other slave importers to the Americas to end their part in the
slave trade. While Britain seized hundreds of slave ships, Cuba and Brazil, with the cooperation of
African rulers, continued to import huge numbers of slaves. The trans-Atlantic slave trade did not end
until 1867.
Rapid Review
Although the trade in human beings across the Atlantic was coming to an end, other avenues of trade
appeared worldwide. Latin America, Russia, the Islamic world, and Japan developed an increased
dependency on Western technology. China saw its favorable balance of trade reversed as its silver
supply was diminished to purchase Indian opium from Great Britain. By the beginning of the
twentieth century, European products dominated global trade routes.
Review Questions
1 . As a result of the Opium War
(A) the Qing dynasty overtook the Ming
(B) Great Britain acquired Hong Kong
(C) the Chinese silver supply was restored
(D) the importation of opium to China increased
2 . The end of the trans-Atlantic slave trade
(A) was resisted by Great Britain
(B) received widespread support of African kings
(C) began with Brazil
(D) occurred about the same time as the emancipation of Russian serfs
3 . The country least dependent on Western technology in the early nineteenth century was
(A) the Ottoman Empire
(B) Japan
(C) Russia
(D) China
4 . As a result of Latin America’s trade relationship with the United States and Great Britain,
(A) Latin America became dependent on U.S. and European manufactured goods
(B) Latin America began to industrialize
(C) local independent trade flourished in Latin America
(D) land was redistributed
5 . The Ottoman Empire
(A) refused to accept foreign loans
(B) resisted economic reforms