Slave Trade Flashcards
Slave trade definition
Practise of acquiring, transporting and selling Africans as slaves
Slavery definition
A system where Africans were treated like property and denied their freedom
Atlantic slave trade
The lucrative business in slave trading with the Americans. The main cash was cotton and sugar, the growing and harvesting of which were very labour intensive. Slaves were seen as the most efficient way of farming these particular crops. Trader would first sail from British ports to Africa where they would trade British manufactured goods for Africans who would then be transported to the Americans
When did the American war of independence begin
1775
What year was the slave ship Zong
1783
What year did Wilberforce and Clarkson meet
1787
What year was the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade established
1787
What year was Clarkson’s Essay on the slavery and commerce of the human species
1786
What year was Olaudah Equiano’s The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano
1789
What year was the the Haitian revolution
1791
What year did Wilberforce introduce the first if his annual Abolition bills to parliament
1791
What year did the French abolish slavery and the slave trade in French colonies
1794
What year was the Slave Trade Regulation Act passed
1799
What year was the abolition of the slave trade
1807
Humanitarianism
A concern for the welfare of other people which is often manifested through actions to alleviate their suffering
What was the enlightenment period
A period of time when Europe underwent a cultural and philosophical awakening which began to approach the world with a more rational mind instead of just accepting existing beliefs.
Who were the Quakers?
A religious denomination who believed God lived inside of everyone and therefore they highly valued human life as it was seen to be harming God himself. They were a prominent humanitarian advocate
Who was Granville Sharp
Campaigner to prevent seabed being forcibly taken out of Britain. A founding member of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade. In 1767 he helped a slave called Jonathon Strong in court as his master sought to re enslave him.
Who was Thomas Clarkson?
A founder member of the society for effecting the abolition of the slave trade. A tireless reformer where he brought examples of equipment used on slave ships (handcuffs, shackles and branding irons.) to demonstrate the brutality of the trade. Focused his campaigning in Liverpool and Bristol as they had huge ports for the slave trade.
What was the Zong case 1783
The slave ship Zong was in a voyage in 1781 where the captain Luke Collingwood ordered that 133 slaves be thrown off board due to food supplies running low. He wanted to make an insurance claim but the insurers refused to pay the claim and their was a legal case about it.
What was the Haitian revolution 1791
Haiti was a French colony that grew sugar and coffee and generated significant profit. Their was an open rebellion lead by Toussaint L’Ouverture . Around 4000 white people were killed, and 180 plantations burned to the ground
Colony definition
Foreign land that was occupied by a more powerful nation with the deliberate intention of using it for economic gain.
Planter definition
A term used to describe a farmer who planted crops such as sugar, tobacco and cotton on their farm or “plantation” and used slave labour to harvest them
American war of independence
1776-83. A revolutionary war between Britain and its colonies in America. The victorious Americans established their own independent nation which in 1787 became the United States of America
Republicanism
An ideology which maintains a society and government where the head of state is a chosen representative of the people rather than the people being subjects of the head of state
