These tangents alone can develop to the state of modernity, but taken individually they do not equate to modernity. The effects of the Atlantic slave trade were a feature of modernity, although they did not affect all aspects and in some cases, such as technology, there is reason to regress. Ideological advances, particularly in the contrasting ways slaves were viewed at the beginning and end of the Atlantic slave trade, show a clear transformation toward modernity. The view of slaves as free human beings and not animals was a contemporary idea that gained popularity and led to the end of slavery. The slave trade contributed to economic growth, but the extent of this contribution is questionable. Some people like Inikori believe that the role of the slave trade was such that the British economy might have stagnated without it (Inikori cited in Waites et al, 2011 p.66). However, despite its undoubted impact on the economy, there is statistical data to suggest that exports of slave-produced goods were minimal and that the so-called “industrial revolution” would occur