30 Jun 1562 Jahr - Britain joins slave trade

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The first English to join slave trade was John Hawkins. He made a huge profit trading human cargo in the Spanish colonies. It is estimated he brought approximately 300 slaves from sierra Leone

He made huge profits hauling slaves to Hispaniol, which may have attracted the attention of more Briton.( Image:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hawkins_(naval_commander)