Slavery

Question 1

In which year was The Society for the Effecting of the Abolition of the Slave Trade created?

Answer 1

1787

Question 2

What almost happened in 1796?

Answer 2

A bill for immediate abolition of the Slave Trade was almost passed in the Commons.

Question 3

When was the Zong Case, and what happened?

Answer 3

1783 - legal case where 2 years earlier 133 slaves had been thrown overboard

Question 4

What was inscribed on Josiah Wedgewood’s plaque?

Answer 4

“Am I not a man and a brother”

Question 5

What was the name of the famous slave ship diagram, and what did it show?

Answer 5

The Slave Ship the ‘Brookes’ It showed 482 slaves, but the ship could carry anywhere from 609 to 740

Question 6

Who was the main voice in the Commons?

Answer 6

William Wilberforce

Question 7

When did Wilberforce present the first annual abolition bill?

Answer 7

1791

Question 8

When did Wilberforce make his first speech about Slavery?

Answer 8

1789

Question 9

When was the last year Wilberforce presented an annual bill?

Answer 9

1799

Question 10

What did Wilberforce encourage?

Answer 10

Gradual Abolition

Question 11

What did Clarkson do that inspired Wilberforce?

Answer 11

Wrote an essay

Question 12

How many copies of Thomas Clarkson’s essay were printed?

Answer 12

More than 10,000 copies

Question 13

How far did Thomas Clarkson travel between 1787 and 1794?

Answer 13

35,000 miles

Question 14

How many branches did the society have?

Answer 14

12,000

Question 15

How many ships and sailors did Clarkson speak to in 1790?

Answer 15

317 ships and 3000 sailors

Question 16

What is Decline Thesis?

Answer 16

Critical of Humanitarians, Abolition was motivated by decline and only happened because the slave trade was no longer profitable.

Question 17

What does Seymour Dresher argue?

Answer 17

Argues the economic decline played a role but was not the only motive.

Question 18

How many slave ship voyages took place between the 16th and 19th centuries?

Answer 18

35,000 voyages

Question 19

In the 1780’s what % of people’s income in Liverpool was based on the Slave Trade?

Answer 19

40%

Question 20

How much profit was made a year by the end of 1700’s?

Answer 20

£3million a year.

Question 21

How much did it cost to fit a ship in 1753?

Answer 21

£3153

Question 22

In 1776 how much were merchants in Glasgow owed by American partners?

Answer 22

£1.3 million

Question 23

How much did merchants in Liverpool lose?

Answer 23

£700,000

Question 24

When was the Dolben Act. introduced, what did it do?

Answer 24

1788 Improved conditions on ships but also added more costs

Question 25

When was the slave result in St Domingue (Hati)?

Answer 25

1791

Question 26

What damage was done in during the St Domingue (Hatian) Revolt?

Answer 26

1000 plantations were burned 12,000 people killed

Question 27

On St. Lucia how many British troops did it take to regain control against how many slaves?

Answer 27

It took 12,000 British troops to gain control against only 2000 slaves

Question 28

When was the revolt on St. Lucia?

Answer 28

1803

Question 29

In Jamaica in 1795 how many maroons rebelled, with what equipment?

Answer 29

500 Maroons with 150 muskets

Question 30

In the 1795 Jamaican revolution how many British troops involved, how long did fighting last, how much did this cost the British Military?

Answer 30

5000 British Troopslasted half a year British spent £500,000

Question 31

What happened in Jamaica in 1792 in order to try and subdue violence?

Answer 31

Removal of shackles

Question 32

How many troops were based in Jamaica by 1793?

Answer 32

3000 troops

Question 33

When did the British lose America?

Answer 33

1783

Question 34

What was the effect of losing America on Britain?

Answer 34

Lost a link to where many slaves had been traded, American revolutionaries had some equality, Change in attitude.

Question 35

In which year did Napoleon reintroduce slavery in French colonies ?

Answer 35

1802

Question 36

What was the effect of Napoleon and the War with France?

Answer 36

Now became a symbol of patriotic duty, abolition could be seen as revolutionary.

Question 37

In 1776 what % of those in the 13 American colonies were of African descent?

Answer 37

20%

Question 38

Which two acts restricted the number of slaves which could be carried on a ship?

Answer 38

1788 Dolben Act 1799 Slave Trade Regulation Act (made permanent)

Question 39

When was slavery abolished in France?

Answer 39

1794

Question 40

When was the French Revolution?

Answer 40

1789

Question 41

Which two prominent MPs did Wilberforce gain the suppler of?

Answer 41

William Pitt - 1806William Grenville - 1807

Question 42

Which two things lead to crackdowns against revolutionaries in Britain?

Answer 42

Seditious Meetings Act (1795) Treason Trials of 1793 and 1794 resulted in Thomas Paine and Thomas Hardy being put on trial for their opposition to government policy.