Abolition Of slavery

Question 1

1787

Answer 1

Anti slavery society set up by quakers

Question 2

1807

Answer 2

Banned slave trade triangle using British ships and space trade in England
-could still use foreign ships

Question 3

1833

Answer 3

Slavery abolition in England in slavery abolition act

Question 4

1839

Answer 4

British and foreign anti slavery society

Question 5

Intro
Since when
Why

Answer 5

• from 1500s onwards Britain had been making vast sums of money from the slave trade
• British traders made money by selling people to work in the West Indies and then America
• set up plantations growing cotton and sugar traded salves for gun iron and glass

Question 6

Life as a slave

Answer 6

• terrible lives
• 1/3 survived journey then life expectancy 27
• no legal rights bidders for at auction

Question 7

Abolition movement

Answer 7

-many people began to accept that slavery was not right as they began to compare slaves to white people in factories labelled ‘white slaves’
—others believe it was not Christian such as William wilberforce MP for Hull who set up the anti slavery society
-1792 1/4 of Manchester signed petition
-many working class supported

Question 8

Women and abolition

Answer 8

• Hannah more write poems in 1787 became a friend of wilberforce due to faith and commitment to reform
• 1833 73 organisations run by women across country
• showed willingness of women to get involved with politics and social reform

Question 9

Slave resistance

Answer 9

• not just white and middle class
• maroon slaves in Jamaica escaped plantation in 1655
• lived on mountains and Britain had to negotiate to suppress rebellions so that ideas of freedom did not spread

Question 10

William Wilberforce

Answer 10

• Mp for Hull
• motivated by Christian faith
• held many meetings to persuade and in 1897 presented a partition to parliament with more than Chartists
• secured slave trade act which made it illegal to sell slaves in British empire

Question 11

Thomas Clarkson

Answer 11

• collected information about conditions aboard ships
• considered slavery as evil
• produced leaflets to show conditions

Question 12

Granville Sharp

Answer 12

• late 1700s cases do black slaves
• motivated by studies and interest in politics and law
• famous case of Jonathon Strong who was recaptured by former slave master and sent back to West Indies
• highlighted how unclear the slave trade act was 1807
• brought to light the case of Ship ZHong 133 thrown overboard

Question 13

Olaudah Equiano

Answer 13

• ship masters lave who travelled the world
• lived in England given education and converted to Christianity
• gained freedom and wrote autobiography

Question 14

Toussaint L’ouverture

Answer 14

• led rebellion 2yrs after French Revolution killed white plantation owners and set fire to crops
• names haiti

Question 15

Short term success

Answer 15

• although slavery made illegal only instantly freed under 6 rest promised freedom in 4 years
• William wilberforce supportes staged abolition as he believed he should educate slaves however many campaigned for instant release
• many spaces smuggled by former land owners
• with freedom slaves faced horrible living standards

Question 16

Long term

Answer 16

• increased in success as slaves became integrated into society and foreign countries abolished slavery eg America 1865
• undoubtedly a positive change for the black community globally

Question 17

Economic factors

Answer 17

• sugar could be imported more cheaply from Brazil and Cuba so British did not have to grown their own
• slaves rebellions meant slavery became less profitable to