British Slave Ports

Question 1

When was London the only British port that was allowed to trade in African Slaves

Answer 1

1663-1698

Question 2

During 1663 and 1698 how many Africans did the vessels carry into slavery

Answer 2

150000 (approx)

Question 3

London is the financial centre of the slave trade and provided the financial services for the Atlantic slave trade. What were these services?

Answer 3

loans and insurance

Question 4

What banks started up because of the slave trade

Answer 4

Lloyd’s, Barclays Bank, The Bank of England, Barings Bank

Question 5

Why wasn’t London a popular slave port

Answer 5

It was hard to get to. It was on the East coast of Britain which was farther than the other ports and you had to travel up the river Thames (hard)

Question 6

Why was there a decrease in slaves brought to Britain (London) from 1781-90

Answer 6

Due to the Napoleonic wars. The trading routes would have been blocked in the English Channel and the other ports became more popular

Question 7

What did Glasgow make most of it’s money from

Answer 7

Tobacco. Mainly produced by African Slaves

Question 8

Scotland played an important role in the slave trade

Answer 8

In 1707, Scotland gained formal access to the transatlantic slave trade. Scottish planters (especially sugar and tobacco) began to settle in the colonies, generating much of their wealth through enslaved labour.

Question 9

How many slave voyages were from Scottish ports (mainly Port Glasgow and Greenock) and how many slaves were transported

Answer 9

30 slave voyages and less than 5000 slaves were transported

Question 10

How long has Bristol been a major port

Answer 10

Since the Middle ages

Question 11

There is strong evidence proving that Bristol merchants were illegal trading since the 1670s. When did trading become legal?

Answer 11

Trading was became legal for Bristol Merchants in 1698

Question 12

What did Bristol do with the money from slave trading?

Answer 12

Bristol used the money to make new buildings in city centre. Industries such as glass making copper smelting and sugar refining grew as a result of the slave trade

Question 13

Bristol merchants had close relationships with slave traders in west Africa. They trusted them more than other ports

Question 14

Being on the east coast it made Bristol an important port

Question 15

Bristol supplied slaves to England’s largest sugar-producing island (Jamaica)

Question 16

The slave trade made Liverpool one of the most rich trading centres of the world

Question 17

By the 1780s which port was the largest slave trading site in Britain

Answer 17

liverpool

Question 18

Liverpool made two out of every five British vessels built there. How many ships were made in the last 20 years

Answer 18

During the final 20 years they built 469 slave ships

Question 19

The crew of a slave ship in which port was much cheaper than other ports

Answer 19

Liverpool

Question 20

Liverpool merchants were able to sell slaves cheaper which made them more popular

Question 21

Liverpool was easier to use because of it’s deep water so it wasn’t affected by tides.

Answer 21

Owners of bigger ships preferred Liverpool because of the cheaper parking tickets and how quick it was to get in and out of the port fast and efficiently

Question 22

When the government charged tax and duty on any trade good entering how would liverpool merchants aviod paying these taxes?

Answer 22

Britain Liverpool merchants would avoid paying taxes by importing foreign goods from the triangle trade to the Isle of Man

Question 23

When did the tobacco trade end

Answer 23

1775 because of the American war of independence