compare and contrast DBQ

   The American and Muslim slavery Era had a lot of similarities and differences dealing with social, economic and political themes.
The differences that were social between the American and Muslims Slavery was in the American slave were picked because of their race and or color . The Muslims slave were picked based off their religion , so if you were not a muslim you were their slaves. "The origin of Muslim slavery is unbelief, and the black slaves are like Christians, except they are majus, pagans."(Document 2) "The color prejudice that is maintained in so crude a form by the frees son of Americas , not only against genuine African....... is a darker complexion". ?(Document 7). The difference is also in the way they each treated their slaves. In the Muslim slavery era the slaves were to be second to their master and while being brought to the Arab nation they were supposed to be taken care of by their masters and if they died the masters were puinshed. Our Holy Law permits slavery, it requires that slaves be treated with fatherly care: those who act in contrary or cruel manner will be condemned by God. "After which very few could survive : but that nevertheless he made them work in such a way that he not only recovered the capital employed in the purchase, but also made a considerable profit."(Document 6). The raeson why it was so different in the two regions was because in the Arab nations they were of darker complexion so they could not inslave their selves.
     Economically the slave trade was very profitable for both nations . The muslim nations eventhough they treated their slave well dependent on the slaves alot without them most of their agiculture would not be there. The American slave trade was banned in 1865 but the Muslim slave trade didnt really end until 1980.(document 1) The numbers of slave proves how much they were needed. " Sugar Plantation  and Coffee Plantation 50,000 slaves. (Document 4).  After the slave trade was banned in the Muslim Nation the value on slaves increased dramatically.
      The Muslims had a different take on was slavery okay or not they believe that the Holy Law permits slavery nut it said the slave must be treated like humans. In America some people felt that slavery was not right some felt that Africans were beneath them.  The puinshment was also different for the