Slave Trade Flashcards
In what year was the slave trade abolished in Britain?
1807
When did Granville Sharp win the case of Jonathan Strong in the British courts?
1767
In what year was the Zong slave ship case heard in the British courts?
1783
When did France abolish slavery in its colonies?
1793
When did France re-instate slavery in its colonies?
1796
Who was prime minister when the slave trade was abolished?
Lord Grenville
Name the largest slave trading port up to 1750 on the west coast of England.
Bristol
What was the title of Thomas Clarkson’s essay?
‘Is it lawful to make slaves of others against their wills?’
When did William Wilberforce get elected to parliament?
1780
Which evangelising sect did Wilberforce join in 1790?
The Clapham Sect
When was the Sierra Leone company set up?
1791
When does revolutionary France declare war on Britain?
1793
What was the name of the organisation that was established in May 1787?
The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade
Of the 12 original members of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade how many were Quakers:
9
The plan of which slave ship was used as evidence in the campaign for abolition of the slave trade?
The Brookes Slave Ship
