Reasons for, and nature of, the changing patterns of trade, 1763-1914:

Question 1

What was Britain’s government debt as a percentage of its GDP in 1763 and 1821?

Answer 1

1763= 157% and 1821=260%

Question 2

The slave ship called ‘Lottery’ set sail from Liverpool in 1798. How much did it cost to outfit the ship?

Answer 2

£2,307

Question 3

The slave ship called ‘Lottery’ set sail from Liverpool in 1798. How much was it carrying in trade goods for Africa?

Answer 3

£8,326

Question 4

The slave ship called ‘Lottery’ set sail from Liverpool in 1798. How much was made as a result of the selling of 453 slaves?

Answer 4

£22,726 (£50 per head)

Question 5

What were the three main ports for slave traders in Britain?

Answer 5

Bristol, Glasgow and Liverpool

Question 6

By the 1790s, how many slave ships were sailing from Liverpool per year?

Answer 6

120-130

Question 7

In 1766, the Gentleman’s Magazine claimed how many members of parliament were planters or had business interest in plantations?

Answer 7

‘Upwards of 40’

Question 8

Who chaired the Society of West Indian Merchants who was also the Governor of the Bank of England between 1783 and 1785?

Answer 8

Sir Richard Neave

Question 9

How many slaves worked on the Church of England plantations in Barbados?

Answer 9

400

Question 10

When was the first abolitionist movement in Britain setup?

Answer 10

1783 by Quakers

Question 11

When did William Wilberforce join the abolitionist movement?

Answer 11

1787

Question 12

When did the parliamentary campaign for abolition begin?

Answer 12

1789

Question 13

When was the French revolution and when was France declared a republic?

Answer 13

Revolution began in 1789 and declared a republic in 1792

Question 14

When did Napoleon seize power of France leading to the rejuvenation of the slave trade by French plantations?

Answer 14

1804

Question 15

When was the bill that abolished the slave trade passed by the House of Commons yet defeated in the House of Lords?

Answer 15

1804

Question 16

When was the Foreign Slave Trade Bill introduced?

Answer 16

1806

Question 17

When was the Slave Trade Act?

Answer 17

1807

Question 18

What percentage of the income for Bristol’s population came from the Slave Trade in 1780s?

Answer 18

40%

Question 19

In the 18th century, what proportion of slave ships would lose profit?

Answer 19

1 in 10

Question 20

In 1778, how much did merchants in Liverpool lose through the Slave Trade?

Answer 20

£700,000

Question 21

How many slaves were later emancipated by 1834 and how much did it cost?

Answer 21

700,000 slaves and cost £20 million (40% of Government expenditure)

Question 22

From which country did the economic theory of mercantilism originate?

Answer 22

Spain

Question 23

When did Adam Smith publish ‘An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations’?

Answer 23

1776

Question 24

In 1750, what was the second most prosperous city in the British Empire?

Answer 24

Dublin

Question 25

What was the value of imports from Ireland in 1750 and 1790?

Answer 25

1750= £1.5 million and 1790= £3.8 million

Question 26

What was the value of exports from Ireland in 1750 and 1790?

Answer 26

1750= £1.9 million and 1790= £4.9 million

Question 27

In which year did the British Government consult Adam Smith in regards to the future of Irish demands for free trade?

Answer 27

1779

Question 28

When did the British Government remove trade restrictions on Ireland?

Answer 28

1779

Question 29

What piece of policy passed by the British government characterised protectionist interests in Britain after the war with France ended in 1815?

Answer 29

Corn laws

Question 30

When was the Representation of the People Act passed?

Answer 30

1832

Question 31

When was the Anti-Corn Law League founded?

Answer 31

1838

Question 32

When did Robert Peel become Prime Minister?

Answer 32

1841

Question 33

Between 1842 and 1846, how many import tariffs were removed?

Answer 33

1,200 tariffs

Question 34

Between which years were the Navigation Acts passed?

Answer 34

1651 and 1673

Question 35

What did the Navigation Acts do?

Answer 35

Colonial goods for exportation must be on British ships; certain goods had to go via a British port; European imports for British colonies had to stop in English port

Question 36

What was ‘salutary neglect’?

Answer 36

The ‘light-touch’ approach of tax collection

Question 37

When was the Seven Years’ War?

Answer 37

1756 – 1763

Question 38

Which two major protectionist laws remained in the budget of 1842?

Answer 38

Sugar duties and the Corn Laws

Question 39

Which countries were a threat to British trade of Sugar due to the abolition of slave ownership in 1833?

Answer 39

Brazil and Cuba

Question 40

When did Peel abolish the sugar duties and Corn Laws?

Answer 40

Importation Act of 1846

Question 41

How many people died and emigrated as a result of the Irish potato famine?

Answer 41

1 million died and 1 million emigrated

Question 42

When were the Navigation Acts repealed?

Answer 42

1849

Question 43

When was the Sugar Act passed that put duties on non-British Caribbean colonies?

Answer 43

1764

Question 44

When was Mutiny Act passed that allowed British troops to be stationed in each of the British Colonies in America?

Answer 44

1765

Question 45

When was the Stamp act that put a tax on the purchase of stamps that must be put on almost all formal documents?

Answer 45

1765