Why Did the Slave Trade Decline Over the First Half

Multiple Choice

Why did the slave trade decline over the first half of the nineteenth century?

A) Plantation owners were swiftly convinced that free labor was more profitable than slave labor.
B) The Haitian Revolution greatly discouraged the further importation of slaves.
C) Britain refused to trade with countries utilizing slave labor.
D) The anti-slavery movement effectively lobbied for bans on the slave trade.