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SLAVE TRADE — Jews engaged in the slave trade – although they never played a prominent role in it – from the early Middle Ages to the early modern period. While it was not proscribed to pagans, none of the three monotheistic religions either prohibited slavery … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Merchant capitalism — This article is distinct from the 17th Century development, the Commercial Revolution. Merchant capitalism is a term used by economic historians to refer to the earliest phase in the development of capitalism as an economic and social system.… … Wikipedia
Slave Trade Act of 1794 — The Slave Trade Act of 1794 was a law passed by the United States Congress that limited American involvement in the trade of human cargo. This was the first of several acts of Congress that later stopped the importation of slaves to the United… … Wikipedia
Society of Merchant Venturers — Motto Indocilis Pauperiem Pati Formation 13th century Type Private Headquarters … Wikipedia
History of the United States Merchant Marine — See also: United States Merchant Marine This article is part of the U.S. Maritime History series. Maritime history of Colonial America 1776–1799 1800–1899 1900–1999 2000 The mariti … Wikipedia
Carolyn Merchant — (born 1936 in Rochester, New York) is an American ecofeminist philosopher and historian of science most famous for her theory on the Death of Nature , whereby she identifies the Enlightenment as the period when science began to atomise, objectify … Wikipedia
Bristol slave trade — Bristol is a city in the South West of England. It is located on the River Avon which flows into the Severn Estuary, which itself flows into the North Atlantic. Because of Bristol’s position on the River Avon, it has been an important location… … Wikipedia
Galley slave — A galley slave was a slave rowing in a galley. The expression has two distinct meanings: it can refer either to a convicted criminal sentenced to work at the oar ( French : forçat), or to a kind of human chattel, often a prisoner of war, assigned … Wikipedia
Galley slave — Galley Gal ley, n.; pl. {Galleys}. [OE. gale, galeie (cf. OF. galie, gal[ e]e, LL. galea, LGr. ?; of unknown origin.] 1. (Naut.) A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; as: (a) A large vessel for war and national… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
John Tucker (Merchant Trader) — John Tucker was an English slave trader for the Royal African Company from London, England. Tucker went to Gbap, Sierra Leone in 1665 alongside, Thomas Corker who is the ancestor of the Sherbro Caulkers the most notorious slave trading family in… … Wikipedia
