INTL 190 - Haiti in a Transnational ContextMain MenuIntroductionHaiti and ChinaHaiti and ChinaHaiti & ChileHaiti and the BahamasHaiti and TaiwanAmy B., Dephny D., Mitchell S., Barbara W.Haiti and Brazil
Preface to Haitian Slavery System
12022-03-05T21:01:25-08:00Wanqi Huangbedfa4b5b0582fcf6bc655f53ec375348f6c00af399773plain2022-03-05T21:45:24-08:00Wanqi Huangbedfa4b5b0582fcf6bc655f53ec375348f6c00afI can't help but wonder: would the Industrial Revolution have occurred in Europe without slavery? Although the Industrial Revolution was ultimately a major reason for the abolition of slavery (rather than the noble ideas of freedom, democracy, equality, human rights, etc.), how would Europe have obtained the capital accumulation necessary for the Industrial Revolution without slavery? I still can't help but ask: would Europe be as rich as it is today without slavery?