How did the British Empire first become involved in slavery?
First, it's important to remember that the slave trade was a part of a much larger political and economic system that relied on the mass enslavement of African labourers. Second, when Britain first became involved in the transatlantic slave trade, the British Empire did not yet exist. England and Wales united with Scotland in 1707 to form the new polity of Great Britain and subsequently Ireland in 1800-01 to form the United Kingdom. So, the British Empire did not involved with slavery, it was made during an era
