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John Hawkins and the slave trade
John Hawkins traded slaves for commodities such as fish, which were then brought back to England to be sold. Hawkins followed a trade route from Britain to West Africa and the Caribbean, known as the triangular trade route. The cities of Bristol, London and Liverpool were where 60% of the British slave trade was based.
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