A main cause of the trade was the colonies that European colonies were starting to develop. Also some African societies had long had,their own slaves and cooperated with the Europeans to sell other Africans into slavery.
William Edward Burghardt “W. E. B.” Du Bois was was a leading African-American sociologist, writer and activist. Educated at Harvard University and other top schools, Du Bois studied with some of the most important social thinkers of his time
<span>benefit from the economic prosperity of the American colonies</span>
The banks took money from the common people and passed it on to the wealthy and upper class.
Criollos living in Latin America were inspired by Enlightenment ideals because they gave them a philosophical base for their aspirations for independence.
Enlightenment ideals are sometimes summarized through the French Revolution slogan: liberty, equality, fraternity. These ideals inspired the birth of a political identity of these groups that was formed by differentiation from Spain and by the desire for freedom from colonial domination.
Enlightenment made the criollos feel rightfully entitled to independence and freedom.
