Unfortunately, this was not due to the humane beliefs of the British, but mainly an effort by the British to control affairs by eliminating competitions of access to slave labor. Unfortunately, most of the rescued blacks were then sent to the British colonies and the life of slavery from which the British claimed to free them. Although many countries agreed to allow the British to board suspected slave ships, the United States refused. This was one of the main reasons for the War of 1812 with Great Britain. When Britain continued to push the United States to question whether anything could be worse than the slave trade, John Quincy Adams responded, “Yes. Admitting the right of search by foreign officers of our ships on the seas in time of peace; because that would make us slaves.” (8) This grudge against Britain was also one of the main reasons why slave traders could not be captured more frequently. The British had a navy second to none and our best ships were used to protect American ships from British interference. The United States was willing to sacrifice African freedom for its own. As Ron Soodalter points out: “If the United States had cooperated with Britain at some point, the slave trade would certainly have ended sooner. ».