Slave Trade: Economics (Eric Williams) Flashcards
what book did he write
Capitalism and Slavery
what role did he have
PM of Trinidad and Tobago
when did he write the book
1944
when was the book published in the UK
not until the 1960s, as it was so controversial
why was the book controversial
destroyed the arguments that were accepted for years (e.g. Wilberforce)
williams said that once we started to industrialise..
the slave trade was no longer needed
what did Williams practice
pragmatic socialism (based on marxist theory)
his argument is that the causes of abolition and emancipation were
economic, not humanitarian
manchester goods for africa were..
taken to the coast in the liverpool slave vessels
in 1770, ____ of the manchester export went to the slave coast
1/3
what were things made in manchester that were exported to the slave coast
light woolen goods (silks/cotton goods with bright colours)
the destruction of Saint Domingue meant..
the end of the French sugar trade
____ forged ahead to fill the gap left in the market by Saint Domingue
Cuba
a parliamentary committee was set up in _____ which revealed that ____
1807
British west indian planters were producing at a loss. SO to restrict production, the slave trade must be abolished
one of the important by-products of sugar is
molasses, which rum is made from
