Compare and contrast the role of two colonial powers in the expansion of slavery in the Americas.

Candidates will provide an account of the similarities and differences between the roles of two colonial powers in the expansion of slavery in the Americas, referring to both throughout the response. Arguments must be focused on any two specific colonial powers. Issues that may be addressed for comparison and contrast include the establishment of state-sanctioned monopolies to expand slavery, the utilization of religious and philosophical justifications, and economic motives such as national shipping dominance, mineral resource acquisition and cash-crop production. Similarities and differences may also be addressed in terms of the living/working conditions affecting mortality rates, the motives and timeframe for the termination of slavery, the extent to which indigenous people were enslaved and the impact of laws codifying slavery as well as the extent of their enforcement.