Slave ships transported 11–12 million Africans to destinations in North and South America, but it was not until the end of the 18th century that any regulation was introduced. The Brookes print dates to after the Regulated Slave Trade Act of 1788, but still shows enslaved Africans chained in rows using iron leg shackles. The slave ship Brookes was allowed to carry up to 454 enslaved people, allotting 6 feet (1.8 m) by 1 foot 4 inches (0.41 m) to each man; 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) by 1 foot 4 inches (0.41 m) to each woman, and 5 feet (1.5 m) by 1 foot 2 inches (0.36 m) to each child, but one slave trader alleged that before 1788, the ship carried as many as 609 enslaved Africans. Stowage of the British slave ship Brookes under the regulated slave trade act of 1788, 1789
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It's been a while since I've read something on Ben, but I think this is correct.
The best description of the effect
that capitalism and industrialization had on the American public during the
Gilded Age was that it brought three things to the American public, namely:
- New conveniences
- Reasonably priced consumer
goods
- Relatively steady pay
In general, as a result of these
three things, Americans were better off than most of the world.
