Why did the British abolish the slave trade so early and the Dutch so late?
They had similar enlightenment ideals and I’m wondering if there are specific reasons like economics why the British abolished the slave trade 30 years before the Dutch.
/u/agentdcf has previously answered Was Britain's abolition of the slave trade a selfless act of virtue or were there any ulterior motives behind the decision?
/u/freedmenspatrol has previously answered If a single slave cost the equivalent of $57K today, how was slavery profitable in 1850?
EDIT: /u/girlscout-cookies has previously answered Why was Britain so abolitionist in the 19th century?