What made the Atlantic Slave Trade so profitable, and what justification

did the British and Spanish Empires use in order to legitimize their
slave trade? Make prior reference to the inhuman conditions on the
Middle passage. Explore and contrast two regions; Jamaica and
Barbados, and explain the impact of the Slave Trade during the early
and late 18th centuries.

Introduction
Point 1:
Point 2:
Point 3:
Conclusion.

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