Royal African Company
What Royal African Company means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Its monopoly was lifted in 1698, opening the slave trade to other merchants and widening economic involvement.
Chartered in 1672, it organised the trade in enslaved Africans.
Topics that use Royal African Company
- Migration to Britain c.1000 to c.2010 (J410/08) - c.1500–1900 (OCR GCSE)
- The Impact of Empire on Britain 1688–c.1730 (J410/11) - Economic impact of empire on Britain 1688–c.1730 (OCR GCSE)
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