Humanist

Question 1

When was the Quakers first petition?
How many signatures did it get?

Answer 1

June 1783
273 Signatures

Question 2

In 1784, how many quaker pamphlets were distributed amongst the upper classes

Answer 2

10,000

Question 3

When was the quaker petition completely ignored by parliament?

Answer 3

1783

Question 4

When did Granville Sharp help an injured slave and what was his name?

Answer 4

1767
Johnathan Strong

Question 5

What year did the court rule in Strong’s favour following his master attempting to rekidnap him?

Answer 5

1768

Question 6

What was Sharp’s Sierra Leone plan?

Answer 6

To create a colony of free slaves in Sierra Leone

Question 7

How much did the government give Sharp per slave for Sierra Leone?

Answer 7

£12 for the cost of transport

Question 8

How much did Sharp contribute to the Sierra Leone plan?

Answer 8

Over £700

Question 9

How many people died in the first year of the Sierra Leone plan?

Answer 9

122

Question 10

When was the society for the abolition of the slave trade formed and by who?

Answer 10

1787
Clarkson, Sharp and Dillwyn

Question 11

How many members of the society were quakers?

Answer 11

9

Question 12

How many copies of Clarkson’s ship diagram was printed?

Answer 12

7000

Question 13

Who designed the “Am I not a man and a brother” badge?

Answer 13

Josiah Wedgwood

Question 14

When was the Zong case?

Answer 14

1783

Question 15

After 3 months at sea, how many slaves on the Zong ship had died?

Answer 15

60

Question 16

How much were Zong ship slaves insured at?

Answer 16

£30 a head

Question 17

How many slaves thrown overboard on the Zong Case

Answer 17

133

Question 18

What did Lord Mansfield say regarding the Zong Case?

Answer 18

It was “just as if horses were killed”

Question 19

What was the result of the 1796 bill for the abolition of slavery?

Answer 19

Failed, yet almost passed through the commons

Question 20

How many petitions signed in 1792?

Answer 20

519

Question 21

Between which years did Wilberforce present a bill for abolition?

Answer 21

1791-99

Question 22

How many people in Manchester signed a petition?

Answer 22

10,700/50,000

Question 23

When did Clarkson publish his essay on slavery? How many copies?

Answer 23

June 1786
10,000 copies
(helped to convince WIlberforce)

Question 24

How far did Clarkson travel talking about slavery?

Answer 24

Over 30,000 miles

Question 25

How long was the speech that Wilberforce delivered to parliament in May 1789?

Answer 25

3.5h

Question 26

In Feb 1805, how much opposition did Wilberforce’s bill receive?

Answer 26

Passed 114 to 15

Question 27

When did Wilberforce introduce his first bill?

Answer 27

18th April 1791

Question 28

How many copies did Equianos book sell in 1791

Answer 28

1900

Question 29

How many members in the Sons of Africa?

Answer 29

12

Question 30

When did Equiano begin his abolition campaign?

Answer 30

1773

Question 31

Who did Equiano help publish his slave narrative and when?

Answer 31

Cugoano
1787

Question 32

Who were the Clapham sect?

Answer 32

A humanitarian group

Question 33

How many votes was Wilberforce’s bill failed because of?

Answer 33

4

Question 34

What essay did Clarkson win a prize for?

Answer 34

“Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species”

Question 35

What did Sharp try to do to the crew of the Zong ship?

Answer 35

Prosecute them by gathering evidence

Question 36

When did Equiano become a delegation for the Dolben Act?

Answer 36

1788

Question 37

When did Equiano publish his autobiography?

Answer 37

1789

Question 38

Who was Equiano sold to?

Answer 38

A royal navy officer