<span>he nature versus nurture debate is about the relative influence of an individual's innate attributes as opposed to the experiences from the environment one is brought up in, in determining individual differences in physical and behavioral traits. The philosophy that humans acquire all or most of their behavioral traits from "nurture" is known as tabula rasa ("blank slate"). Nature refers to an individual's innate qualities, while nurture refers to personal experiences (i.e. empiricism or behaviorism).</span>
The Transatlantic Slave Trade started shortly after the year 1500. The first documented case of slavery dates back to Juan de Córdoba, a Spaniard, who brought one African Slave to the Americas with the permission of his Spanish Crown. The first country to send slaves to the Americas seems to be thus Spain, only a few years after the discovery of America.
Prohibiting the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments, including torture.
