In the 1700's, slavery was seen very differently than it is seen now. Slavery a reality back then, but now the thought of it disgusts most of us. Some defining "groups" of the anti-slavery movement were slave traders and abolitionists. Slave traders used slavery as a way to make money. Slaves were free labor and they were shipped from Africa to England and then to the Colonies. Slave traders were the people who bought and sold the slaves. They believed in slavery because it was a huge part of their lives. Without slavery, they would not have a way to make money, and it would be especially hard to find a job that was as profitable as selling free labor. However, even back then not everyone was on their side. Abolitionists had
