5: Changing political climate

Question 1

Dolben Act

Answer 1

1788
restricted number of slaves on a ship
renewed with improvements every year - 1799 Slave Regulation Act

Question 2

when was the american war of independence

Answer 2

1783

Question 3

african descent in america

Answer 3

in 1785, 20% of people living in america were african/african descent

Question 4

impact of american war of independence

Answer 4

raised questions about individual liberty and equality
which enabled more justification for ending the slave trade

Question 5

french republic

Answer 5

abolished slavery in 1794
principles - liberty, equality, fraternity

Question 6

when france abolished slavery..

Answer 6

british abolitionists therefore became tainted and wilberforce found it difficult to get support

Question 7

after napoleon took control of france..

Answer 7

he reintroduced slavery in 1802
criticised by Britain - seen as a patriotic duty

Question 8

france/french influence as a factor

Answer 8

only a contributing factor as the movement itself had been actively campaigning since 1787

Question 9

general overview of haitian revolution

Answer 9

french colony of St Domingue
1791
sugar economy collapsed as 1000 plantations burned

Question 10

how many people died in haiti

Answer 10

12,000
including 2000 of european descent

Question 11

impact of haiti for britain

Answer 11

worried for their own colonies
as the freed men that had left Haiti went to the americas/carribean

Question 12

slave revolts inspired by haiti

Answer 12

in grenada, st vincent and st lucia

Question 13

2 measures taken to limit likelihood of revolution

Answer 13

• conditions improved
• reinforced militias

Question 14

measures taken to limit likelihood of revolution - conditions improved

Answer 14

jamaica 1792
colonial assembly resolved to stop using metal collars for shackling and mutiliation as a punishment

Question 15

measures taken to limit likelihood of revolution - reinforced militas

Answer 15

reinforced with british troops (costly)
by 1793 jamaica had 3000 troops

Question 16

having revolts was inconvenient because

Answer 16

interruption to trade and crop economies came at a considerable expense

Question 17

historians - james walvin

Answer 17

broad perspective - says a range of factors caused abolition but the timing was most significant for humanitarian campaigns (france influence)

Question 18

historians - adam hochschild

Answer 18

says that individuals campaigning caused a shift in attitude which caused abolition

Question 19

historians - eric williams

Answer 19

economics caused abolition as slavery was becoming unprofitable

Question 20

historians - seymour drescher

Answer 20

directly criticised eric williams
said it was the british public whcih caused abolition