Slavery Flashcards
How long would the average journey take for kidnapped children?
6-7 months
How high were the shelves for the slaves to lie on?
Under 1m
When was the Dolben Act passed and what was it?
1788
Limited number of slaves on 1 ship to 600
How many slaves were there in the UK at the end of slavery compared to the start?
670,000 at end
2 million at start
Where were slaves often auctioned?
Barbados
How much profit could ship owners make per journey?
20-50% profit
Between 1700-1800 what did Liverpools population grow from?
5000-78,000
When was the Quakers first petition?
How many signatures did it get?
June 1783
273 signatures
In 1784, how many copies of the Quaker pamphlet was distributed amongst upper classes?
10,000
When was the Quakers petition completely ignored by parliament?
1783
Name two prominent Evangelical Christian’s?
Granville Sharp
Thomas Clarkson
When did Granville Sharp help an injured slave and what was his name?
1767
Johnathan Strong
What year did the court rule in Strong’s favour following his master attempting to re kidnap him?
1768
What was Sharp’s Sierra Leone plan?
To provide a colony of free slaves in Sierra Leone
How much did the government give Sharp per African for the Sierra Leone plan?
£12 for the cost of transport
How much did Sharp contribute towards the Sierra Leone plan?
over £700
How many people died in the first month of the Sierra Leone plan?
122
When was ‘the society for the abolition of the slave trade’ formed and who by?
1787
Clarkson, Sharp and William Dillwyn
How many members of the society of abolition were quaker’s?
9
How many copies of Clarkson’s ship diagram was printed?
7000
Who designed the “Am I not a man and a brother?” badge?
Josiah Wedgwood
When was the Zong case?
1783
Why did the Zong journey take so long?
due to calm winds
After 3 months at sea, how many slaves on the Zong ship had died?
60
How much were slaves insured at?
£30 a head
How many slaves were thrown overboard on the Zong Case?
133