Abolition Of Slavery 1833 Flashcards
When was slavery abolished from the British empire?
- Abolition of slavery act only immediately freed slaves under 6, rest were given freedom 4 years later. The empire paid over 20 million pound in compensation for a loss of property.
Bishop of Exeter got 12k for 665 slaves
When was the abolition of slave trade passed by parliament?
1807
What were slaves sold for
Sold for cloth, guns, glass and iron.
How did slavery help the British empire make money
They used slaves at plantations to pick cotton, sugar and crops.
Why did people start to become against slavery?
People began accepting that it wrong wrong, it was against their Christian religious beliefs, and people began comparing work conditions in factories, and workers were referred to as ‘white-slaves’.
If they opposed against the poor work conditions in factories, then they should oppose slavery
What was the anti- slavery society7
Created by William Wilberforce (MP). They held public meetings to educate people.
They made pamphlets and posters
Society members wore badges
They began to raise awareness.
Many workers in Manchester supported the movement and signed petitions to parliament.
What happened in 1792
By 1792 about 1/4 population of Manchester signed the petition
Why were people becoming open minded to ending slavery
They didn’t bring in as much money, as sugar was cheaply imported from Brazil and Cuba.
People believed it was against Christianity
Slaves would do anything to be free
What did Thomas Clarkson and granville sharp do?
Clarkson - collected information about slavery and conditions of slave ships/
Produced pamphlets to show the poor conditions
Viewed slavery as being evil
Granville sharp - brought to public attention about the zong ship, and 130 sick slaves who got thrown over board
Anti - abolitionists
MPs and Lords made a lot of money from slavery
if slavery ended then plantation owner would have to pay for workers, which means MPs could lose money
‘White man’s burden’, blacks were inferior and had to be locked up
Was the abolition of slavery entirely good?
A lot of slaves couldn’t find jobs after
Living conditions worsened
They competed for work and wages
Secret slave trades, and no regulated conditions.
What were some slavery resistance (maroons) 1655
Slaves always resisted and tried to escape
Marooned escaped a plantation from the British in Jamaica.
The British had to keep it quiet that slaves rebelled and escaped
French Revolution promoted ideas to slaves to rebel
St Dominique/ Haiti 1804
Toussaint lovre and Slaves took over the plantation and the island, and killed the plantation owners.
British and french failed to stop the rebellion
Slavery abolished
Island became independent named Haiti
