The Industrial Revolution was one of the most positive revolutions that occurred on earth, it transformed commerce and trade, creating a surge in international trade through mechanization and mass production of goods. This led to the rise of global economic powers and spurred European imperialism as European nations sought to expand their empires and gain access to resources and new markets. This exploitation of colonized people involved the use of convict and settler labor to extract resources, while the demand for labor also led to the persistence of slavery,mainly native american/african people seen as a cheap and efficient way to meet the growing demand for goods and to enlarge their profit margin.
Slavery was one of the most significant yet negative impacts during the industrial revolution. Despite increasing frustration, the economic slave system survived during the Industrial Revolution because it was compatible with rising product and labor needs. This technique was widely used in cotton and sugar production because it was seen as the most cost-effective approach for meeting rising demand in these industries. The African continent provided millions of people whose lives were uprooted by kidnapping
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We can see some of this in the autobiography of one of the slave workers, Olaudah Equiano, “ I became so sick and low that I was not able to eat, nor had I the least desire to taste anything. I now wished for the last friend, death, to relieve me;