Question

Which historical event most likely shaped Defoe's ideas about slavery?

A. Britain's colonization of a large portion of the world
B. American colonies' break from British rule
C. Britain's abolishment of the slave trade
D. Britain's naval superiority

Answer 1

A. Britain's colonization of a large portion of the world

As he was from a family of traders, Defoe had the chance to see the British empire and how it traded with slaves all over the world, and thougth this was wrong, very wrong, as he states in many of his work.