Typically, slaves would travel from different countries on boats known as "slave ships." The quality of these ships were extremely poor, because the slaves were all crammed inside the boat. Many of the slaves would die on voyages to different countries.
The Whaling Industry allowed for Americans to dissolve isolation of Asian countries. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo added ports along the Pacific that wereused for U.S. influence and explorations. Opium was also a major driving factor ofinterest through trade, in addition to the idea of expansion with the Kanagawa Treaty,which opened ports to American commerce. The United States wanted to extend theirborders to keep close contact for American success.
April 30, 1803. United States paid $11.25 million and also agreed to take on French debt of about 3.75$ million owed to American citizens. With the purchase, the United States had more than doubled its size.
Almost Every slave served in the war
