WHO IS TO BLAME
#1: The African chief from a neighbouring tribe who arranged a raiding party to capture slaves and trade them for guns
I think that the chiefs who captured the slaves are to blame because to meet the demands, a supply is needed but if the supply was not as reliable, the demand would decrease. The Africans supplied these slaves to the white people which is the start of the whole cycle as there would be no slave trade if there were no slaves being provided in the first place.
#2: The auctioneer who sold the slaves at an auction in America
The auctioneer continues this cycle by taking these slaves and selling them off. I believe that this is second worst by how immoral it is to sell off humans as if they were objects. It is not justifiable now, or at that time, to treat someone so lowly as dehumanising them. He also had the place to set these slaves free if he thought that slave trade was wrong.
#3: The foreman at the pantati0on who was in charge of managing slaves and beat them when they disobeyed him
The foreman would also be responsible for the ruthless treatment of the slaves and is definitely to blame because he was in the position to hurt and torture the people. The torture plays a major part in slave trade which makes the torturers more responsible for the trade and treatment of the slaves.
#4: The plantation owner who bought the slaves for his plantation
Since trade is a two-way process involving the seller and the buyer. Therefore, the buyer is 4th most responsible because they complete the trade cycle. He isn’t before #3 because they didn’t torture any people.
#5: the captain of this ship who transported the slaves to the Americans
The captain leads the ship and gives out instructions so he is in the position to tell the people om the ship to hurt the slaves.
#6: The politician in the British government who voted against the abolition of slavery when the bill was debated the president
The people who didn’t support the end of slave trade allowed the system to go on and continue longer than it had to go on. These people are responsible for the continuation of the harsh treatment of the people and the trade.
#7: The mill owner in Liverpool who brought cheap cotton and spun it into cloth in his factory
He simply used his resources to provide the supply for the demand for cheap cotton clothes
#8: The gunsmith who manufactured the guns that were sold in Africa.
just providing for the people who wanted guns and not aware or responsible for how it is used