Sign In
Ask Question
Andrew Chen
History
4 May, 19:36
Why did captain canot like slavery
+1
Answers (
1
)
Malaki
4 May, 20:04
0
Theodore Canot (1804-1860) had a combined French and Italian origin and was a traveller, adventurer and slave trader. His memoirs are a vivid, accurate and valuable testimony about all issues which concerned slave trade.
Thedore was already in a boat with 19, and with 22, in 1826 he joined the slave ship Aerostatica at Havana. This is how he "plunged accidentaly", using his own words, into slave trade, and he ended up being one the most famous and successful slave traders of all times.
He is described as a smart, ambitious, an unscrupulous person, with "no religion, many vices, and few weaknesses". The beliefs of Canot regarding slavery have to be valued as part of the intellectual history of racism, as his very profitable businesses pertained to the era in which slavery and race were interconnected. In fact, at those times, the belief about the racial inferiority of the slaves was the main force behing the constantly growing trade flows and not the need for labor. Africans were considered sub-humans, and such ideas legitimized the practice. Captain Canot shared these tendencies and exploted the business accordingly.
Comment
Complaint
Link
Know the Answer?
Answer
Not Sure About the Answer?
Find an answer to your question 👍
“Why did captain canot like slavery ...”
in 📗 History if the answers seem to be not correct or there’s no answer. Try a smart search to find answers to similar questions.
Search for Other Answers
You Might be Interested in
Why did the embargo fail
Answers (1)
Why is citizen participation in the democratic process essential for a democracy? A.) because it is a democracy B.) because the government mandates it C.) because democracies are designed to ensure the people have a voice D.
Answers (2)
Think about Jimmy Carter's presidency, and then choose a sentence that you think best characterizes Carter's term in office.
Answers (2)
Meetings of colonists who discussed how to promote liberty and limit the growing restrictive powers of government. a) writs of assistance b) sugar act c) committees of correspondence d) regulators e) juntos
Answers (1)
How did the homestead act and the pacific railways act bring settlers to the west?
Answers (1)
New Questions in History
What are the major arguments against judicial review?
Answers (1)
To what extend was churchill correct in terming the division of europe an iron curtain?
Answers (1)
Who were two important thinkers during the scientific revolution
Answers (2)
What did president wilson think of the big stick policy and dollar diplomacy
Answers (1)
What was president roosevelt's opinion on the role of the united states as a world power?
Answers (1)
Home
»
History
» Why did captain canot like slavery
Sign In
Sign Up
Forgot Password?