1 slave trade Flashcards

1
Q

by 1792 how many petitions had been signed

A

519

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2
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by what year had 519 petitions been signed

A

1792

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3
Q

which case had 133 slaves thrown overboard

A

zong case

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4
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how many slaves were thrown overboard in the zong case

A

133/440

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5
Q

when did the quakers start opposing the slave trade

A

1657

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6
Q

how much were slaves insured at

A

£30 per slave

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7
Q

how much would a working family of 5 earn a year

A

£24

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8
Q

how many pamphlets of the brooks ship did clarkson print

A

7000

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9
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what ship did clarkson bring flyers of

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the brooks ship

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10
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how much did the cord ring ton plantation make a year

A

£2000

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11
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what plantation made £2000 a year

A

cordrington

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12
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free card

A

yey

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13
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how many plantations were abandoned in jamaica between 1799-1807

A

65

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14
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between what years were 65 plantations abandoned in jamaica

A

1799-1807

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15
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in the year 1800 what was profit %

A

2.5

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16
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in what year was profit 2.5%

A

1800

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17
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in what year was profit from slave trade 0

A

1807

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18
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what was the profit % in 1807

A

0%

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19
Q

what fraction of slave ships had a revolt

A

one in ten

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20
Q

what ship witnessed 100 slaves jump overboard

A

prince of orange

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21
Q

how many slaves jumped overboard on the prince of orange

A

100

22
Q

how many MPs were linked to the west india lobby

A

50

23
Q

what were 50 MPs closely linked to.

A

the west india lobby

24
Q

how far did clarkson travel between 1787-1794

A

35,000 miles

25
Q

between what years did clarkson travel 35,000 miles

A

1787-1794

26
Q

in what year did clarkson form the society for the abolition of the slave trade

A

1787

27
Q

what society did clarkson form in 1787

A

the society for the abolition of the slave trade

28
Q

what date did wilberforces bill first pass the house of commons

A

30th may 1804

29
Q

what year did equiano publish his biography

A

1789

30
Q

who organised a suger boycott

A

elizebeth heyrick

31
Q

when was the seditious meetings act passed and why

A

1795
it was passed for fear of revolution because of france and america

32
Q

when did france reintroduce thee slave trade

A

1802

33
Q

what did frances reintroduction of the slave trade mean

A

it became patriotic duty to oppose it

34
Q

on saint lucia how many british troops did it take to defeat how many slaves

A

12,000 british
2,000 slaves

35
Q

how many plantations were burned on saint domingue

A

1000

36
Q

how many people were killed on saint domingue

A

12,000

37
Q

how much was spent on jamaica in 1795

A

£500,000

38
Q

when was 500,000 spent on jamaica

A

1795

39
Q

in the 1780s how many newspapers were in london

A

12

40
Q

when we’re there 12 newspapers in london

A

1780s

41
Q

what did the all weather mail coach mean

A

a trip from london to bristol took 16 hours

42
Q

how many coffee houses were in london

A

500

43
Q

how many libraries were in london

A

100

44
Q

how many slaves total were transported in the slave tradew

A

4 million

45
Q

how many slavers survived the slave trade

A

2 million

46
Q

how lomg would it take to traverse the middle passage

A

3-4 months

47
Q

what did the dolben act do

A

fixed the number of slaves to ship ratio

48
Q

when was the dolben act

A

1788

49
Q

what percent of slaves died on each journey

A

12.5%

50
Q

what percent of slaves died on arrival

A

4.5%

51
Q

what was the profit percent per voyage

A

20-50%

52
Q

what did liverpools population rise from and to

A

5,000 to 78,000