During the intra-American slave trade, which dealt with the exchange of slaves between two points in the Americas, the most active nation in this trade at sea was Britain. Over 190,000 captives embarked on ships flying British flags within this trade. Compared with the Atlantic slave trade, Portugal carried the largest amount of slaves across the Atlantic, but their involvement by sea in the intra-American slave trade was much lower. It is important to remember, however, that these exchanges refer to sales where the captives were transported by ship, and the number of overland sales is thought to have been significantly higher.
Recorded number of slaves who embarked on ships as cargo during the Intra-American slave trade by national carrier from 1526 to 1841
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Slave Voyages. (October 20, 2020). Recorded number of slaves who embarked on ships as cargo during the Intra-American slave trade by national carrier from 1526 to 1841 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231904/intra-american-slave-trade-national-carrier/
Slave Voyages. "Recorded number of slaves who embarked on ships as cargo during the Intra-American slave trade by national carrier from 1526 to 1841." Chart. October 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231904/intra-american-slave-trade-national-carrier/
Slave Voyages. (2020). Recorded number of slaves who embarked on ships as cargo during the Intra-American slave trade by national carrier from 1526 to 1841. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231904/intra-american-slave-trade-national-carrier/
Slave Voyages. "Recorded Number of Slaves Who Embarked on Ships as Cargo during The Intra-american Slave Trade by National Carrier from 1526 to 1841." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231904/intra-american-slave-trade-national-carrier/
Slave Voyages, Recorded number of slaves who embarked on ships as cargo during the Intra-American slave trade by national carrier from 1526 to 1841 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231904/intra-american-slave-trade-national-carrier/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Recorded number of slaves who embarked on ships as cargo during the Intra-American slave trade by national carrier from 1526 to 1841 [Graph], Slave Voyages, October 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231904/intra-american-slave-trade-national-carrier/
