These tangents alone can move toward a state of modernity, but individually they do not constitute modernity. The effects of the Atlantic slave trade have been a hallmark of modernity, although it has not affected all aspects and in some cases, such as that of technology, there is an argument for a regression. Ideological advances, particularly in the contrasting way of considering slaves at the beginning and end of the Atlantic slave trade, testify to a certain transformation towards modernity. Viewing slaves as free humans and not animals was a contemporary idea that gained popularity and resulted in the end of slavery. The slave trade certainly contributed to economic growth, but the extent of this contribution is debatable. Some people like Inikori believe that the role of the slave trade was such that the British economy could have stagnated without it (Inikori cited in Waites et al, 2011 p.66). However, despite its undeniable impact on the economy, there is statistical data suggesting that exports of slave-made goods were minimal and that the so-called "industrial revolution" may have occurred either