Abolition of the slave trade 1785-1807

Question 1

When was the slave trade abolished

Answer 1

1807

Question 2

Humanitarianism meaning

Answer 2

A concern for the welfare of other people

Question 3

The enlightenment

Answer 3

A period when Europe underwent a cultural and philosophical awakening which made people more rational

Question 4

Mercantilism

Answer 4

A belief in profitable trade

Question 5

When did Americans defeat the British

Answer 5

1783

Question 6

When was Clarksons essay on the slavery and commerce of the human species

Answer 6

1786

Question 7

When was the dolben act

Answer 7

1788

Question 8

How much profit did British slave owners make

Answer 8

20-50% profit

Question 9

Who were the Quakers

Answer 9

Religious group god could be found in everyone

Question 10

Name two evangelical Christians

Answer 10

Gravnille sharp and Thomas Clarkson

Question 11

How many slaves were on the zong

Answer 11

440

Question 12

How many slaves died on the Zong after 3 months

Answer 12

60

Question 13

How many slaves were thrown overboard on the Zong

Answer 13

133

Question 14

In 1792 how many petitions were signed

Answer 14

519

Question 15

Am I not man plaque

Answer 15

Josiah Wedgewood

Question 16

What organisation did clarkson set up with the quakers

Answer 16

The society for affecting the abolition of the slave trade

Question 17

How many pamphlets had the quakers distributed

Answer 17

10,000

Question 18

How many voyages took place in the 18th century

Answer 18

35,000

Question 19

Why was the decline thesis

Answer 19

Britain were making a loss and that’s why the slave trade was abolished

Question 20

What happened on the prince of orange

Answer 20

33 slaves drowned and 100 men jumped overboard

Question 21

How much income was based in Bristol

Answer 21

40%

Question 22

What was the ratio of slave ships have a slave revolt

Answer 22

1 in 10

Question 23

How many miles did Clarkaon travel around the country

Answer 23

35,000

Question 24

What year did Clarkson meet Falconbridge

Answer 24

1787

Question 25

When did Wilberforce start his campaign

Answer 25

1783

Question 26

What year did Wilberforce launch bud first abolition bill

Answer 26

1791

Question 27

When was Equiano autobiography published

Answer 27

1789

Question 28

How much did it cost to buy his own freedom

Answer 28

£40 (6000 in todays money)

Question 29

When did napoleon bring back slave trade

Answer 29

1802

Question 30

How many plantations brunt and how many people died in Saint Dominguez revolt 1791

Answer 30

1000 burnt and 12,000 killed