[Bubba Ho-Tep]

That was the point. :-)

But that's not at all the same as saying that Americans monopolized the slave trade. Having a larger market share than your competitor does not equate to a monopoly.

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

After the revolution, the State of Rhode Island alone controlled between 60 and 90 percent of the U.S. trade in African slaves. This is not to even mention the other New England states. For all practical purposes, they controlled the market.