Abolition of the Slave Trade Flashcards
What date was the Haitian Revolution
1791
Who re-introduced slavery in 1802?
Napoleon Bonaparte
How did the French Revolution inspire the Haitian Revolution?
Spread ideas from the French Revolution about the ‘Rights of Man’.
When did the Zong case occur?
1783
What was the Zong case?
Insurance claim in British courts revealed the disposal of slaves overboard
How many slaves perished in the Zong case?
133
What was the name of the lawyer who defended slaves in the British courts?
Granville Sharp
Name a dissenting religious group at the forefront of the abolition of the Slave Trade.
The Quakers
How many pamphlets were sold by 1784 in order to raise awareness of the horrors of the Slave Trade?
10,000
What did the Dolben Act do?
Carriage of slaves reduced per tonnage of ship
Who led the Haitian Revolution?
Toussaint L’Ouverture
How many people died as a result of the Haitian Revolution?
10,000
How many white people died as a result of the Haitian Revolution?
2,000
What was the average return in percentage terms of a slave voyage?
100%
Name 3 important white abolition campaigners.
Granville Sharp, Thomas Clarkson, Hannah More, William Wilberforce
Name 2 important black abolition campaigners.
Olaudah Equiano, Ottabah Cugoano
Give five reasons why the Slave Trade was financially unstable.
Slave revolts, risky business, no guarantee of return, weather, disease among slaves
In what year was there a slave revolt in the British Virgin Islands?
1790
Which branch of Christianity was Wilberforce part of?
Evangelist
Name 2 key members of the Society for Effecting the Aboltion of the Slave Trade.
Thomas Clarkson, Josiah Wedgewood, Granville Sharp
Who was the political spokesperson for the abolition movement?
William Wilberforce
What was the name of the ship Clarkson used to illustrate the Slave Trade?
The Brookes
Why did the French abolish slavery in 1794?
Revolutionary ideas/Rights of Man
What was the collective name for the escaped slaves living in the mountains of Jamaica?
Maroons
What did Clarkson’s model show about the Middle Passage? Give 2 points.
Living conditions on board ship, space between slaves, slaves shackled, layers of slaves
Who encouraged William Wilberforce to become the parliamentary voice of abolition?
Thomas Clarkson
What did Wilberforce do to help the abolition campaign?
Spoke regularly in parliament
How many anti-slave trade petitions were presented to parliament before abolition?
15
How many plantations were destroyed in the Haitian Revolution?
180
What is absolutism?
A system of government where a single monarch rules without limitations to their power
What was the Slave Trade Regulation Act of 1799?
Regulated the number of slaves on a ship
Who wrote a book about his experiences as a former slave?
Olaudah Equiano
Who did the Quakers send a letter to complaining about the Slave Trade in 1783?
Queen Charlotte
In what year did William Wilberfoce present the first abolition bill to the House of Commons?
1789
In what ways did Thomas Clarkson publicise his campaign? Give 8
2 years travelling the country on horseback, interviewed 20,000 sailors, got slave holding equipment, collected objects, wrote an essay, wrote letters, petitioned parliament, alternative Africa chest of items
Name the 4 main religious groups involved in the aboltiion of the Slave Trade.
Quakers, Evangelicals, Unitarians, Methodists
When did William Pitt die?
1806
When did the Napoleonic Wars begin and end?
1793-1815
Other than London which British ports were important in the Slave Trade?
Bristol and Liverpool
When was slavery in the British Empire abolished?
1833
How many petitions were presented to parliament in 1792?
519
When was slavery abolished in Britain?
1772
What was the name given to the group of people who held business interests in the Caribbean who opposed the abolition of the Slave Trade?
West India Lobby
What slogan was used in the campaign to abolish the Slave Trade?
Am I not a man and a brother?
Who became the MP for Hull 1780?
William Wilberforce
Who wrote Capitalism and Slavery?
Eric Williams
Name 5 slave grown crops.
Sugar, rum, cotton, coffee, tobacco
At its peak how many branches of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade were founded?
1,200
What was the name of the group of ex slaves who campaigned alongside the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade?
Sons of Africa
When did the American War of Independence begin and end?
1776-1783
