Slavery

Question 1

How many slaves died on the Zong?

Answer 1

60 died after three months.

And another 133 Were thrown overboard

Question 2

What was the Zong Case?

Answer 2

In 1783, Captain Collingwood was trialled for the death of Slaves on his ship. However they were viewed as cargo not as murder victims.

Question 3

When did Wilberforce annually introduce an abolition bill to parliament

Answer 3

1791-1799

Question 4

When were the slave riots?

Answer 4

Saint Domingue (1791)

Grenada, St Vincent and St Lucia (1795)

Jamaica (1795)

Question 5

How many people were killed in the Saint Domingue uprising?

Answer 5

12,000 people and 1000 plantations were burned

Question 6

Why was Saint Domingue Important?

Answer 6

It was twice the size of the largest British colony

It also produced 30% of the world’s sugar and half the world’s coffee

Question 7

How did the Saint Domingue uprising end?

Answer 7

1793 The British soldiers took it for themselves (it had been french)

Question 8

How many sailors died on British Naval or Transport ships during the slave uprisings

Answer 8

19,000 sailors

Question 9

How much did Britain spend fighting the Jamaican uprising?

Answer 9

£500,000, in addition to numerous casualties

Question 10

How many fought in the retaking of Saint Lucia (1803)?

Answer 10

12,000 British Troops vs 2000 Slaves

Question 11

When was the American War of Independence?

Answer 11

1783

Question 12

What did the Dolben Act do?

Answer 12

Restricted number of slaves per ship. This was renewed annually until 1799

Question 13

When was slavery abolished in France?

Answer 13

1784, but the slave trade was reintroduced in 1802 by Napoleon.

Question 14

When was the Slave Trade Abolished in Britain?

Answer 14

1807

Question 15

How many petitions were presented to parliament in 1792?

Answer 15

519 petitions

Question 16

Why was Wilberforce Significant?

Answer 16

He was an Mp and close with William Pitt (Prime Minister in 1804-1806) and William Grenville (1806-1807)

Question 17

How many Ships did Thomas Clarkson visit in 1790?

Answer 17

317 ships and spoke to over 3,000 sailors

Question 18

How many copies of Clarkson’s 1786 essay did the Quakers publish?

Answer 18

10,000 of “Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species” was written in Latin

Question 19

When was Olaudah Equiano’s Autobiography published?

Answer 19

1789, self published

“The interesting narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano”

Question 20

When Was The French Revolution?

Answer 20

1789

Question 21

When was the sugar boycott?

Answer 21

1791-94

Question 22

How many people aided in the sugar boycott?

Answer 22

300,000 people

Including Thomas Clarkson

Question 23

What did female anti-slavery associations do?

Answer 23

Handed out pamphlets and went door to door.

Question 24

Where was the biggest slave trade post in europe?

Answer 24

Liverpool

Question 25

How many slave voyages took place in the 18th Century?

Answer 25

35,000

Question 26

By the end of the 1700s how much did slave trade profits amount to?

Answer 26

Increased from £1 million per year to £3 million per year

Question 27

What was Adam Smith's economic theory?

Answer 27

Laissez Faire, that happy workers work harder. Slaves would actively avoid work. Slave owners also had to pay for enforcement tools.

Question 28

What did Thomas Clarkson do for the abolition groups?

Answer 28

Founded 12,000 branches of the "Society for Effecting the Abolition of The Slave Trade"

Question 29

How many miles did Thomas Clarkson travel collecting evidence and performing lectures?

Answer 29

35,000 miles

Question 30

What percentage of british seamen died on each voyage?

Answer 30

20%

Question 31

What is Humanitarianism

Answer 31

A concern for the welfare of other people which is often manifested through actions to alleviate their suffering

Question 32

When was the dolben act?

Answer 32

1788 Same year Pm William Pitt joined the cause

Question 33

Life Expectancy of Slaves

Answer 33

23 Years

Question 34

How did the Bible justify slavery?

Answer 34

It was hereditary resulting from sin

Question 35

What was the prosperous period between 1650 - 1800

Answer 35

The Enlightenment

Question 36

How many pamphlets did the Quakers give out in 1784?

Answer 36

10,000 copies

Question 37

What happened to the 1783 Quakers Petition?

Answer 37

They ignored it

Question 38

Who was Jonathan Strong?

Answer 38

A beaten slave that Granville Sharp took home. Hin 1768 he went to court and freed Strong.

Question 39

What was the Sierra Leone Project? And why did it fail?

Answer 39

Granville Sharp planned to colonies freed slaves there. The government contributed £12 per african. Sharp contributed 122 died of malaria

Question 40

What was Clarkson and Sharp's abolition group called?

Answer 40

"The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade" Granville Sharp was also a member

Question 41

What percentage of Britain's income was dependent on the slave trade?

Answer 41

24%

Question 42

Which historian defended the Economic argument?

Answer 42

Eric Williams

Question 43

When was slavery abolished?

Answer 43

1833

Question 44

When was William Pitt prime minister?

Answer 44

1783 - 1812