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How many slaves died on the Zong?

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60 died after three months.

And another 133 Were thrown overboard

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What was the Zong Case?

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

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When did Wilberforce annually introduce an abolition bill to parliament

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1791-1799

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When were the slave riots?

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Saint Domingue (1791)

Grenada, St Vincent and St Lucia (1795)

Jamaica (1795)

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How many people were killed in the Saint Domingue uprising?

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12,000 people and 1000 plantations were burned

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Why was Saint Domingue Important?

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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

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How did the Saint Domingue uprising end?

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

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

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19,000 sailors

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How much did Britain spend fighting the Jamaican uprising?

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£500,000, in addition to numerous casualties

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10
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How many fought in the retaking of Saint Lucia (1803)?

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12,000 British Troops vs 2000 Slaves

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When was the American War of Independence?

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1783

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What did the Dolben Act do?

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

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13
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When was slavery abolished in France?

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

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When was the Slave Trade Abolished in Britain?

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1807

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How many petitions were presented to parliament in 1792?

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519 petitions

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Why was Wilberforce Significant?

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

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17
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How many Ships did Thomas Clarkson visit in 1790?

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317 ships and spoke to over 3,000 sailors

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

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

19
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When was Olaudah Equiano’s Autobiography published?

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1789, self published

“The interesting narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano”

20
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When Was The French Revolution?

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1789

21
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When was the sugar boycott?

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1791-94

22
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How many people aided in the sugar boycott?

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300,000 people

Including Thomas Clarkson

23
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What did female anti-slavery associations do?

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Handed out pamphlets and went door to door.

24
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Where was the biggest slave trade post in europe?

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Liverpool

25
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How many slave voyages took place in the 18th Century?

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35,000

26
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By the end of the 1700s how much did slave trade profits amount to?

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

27
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What was Adam Smith’s economic theory?

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

28
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What did Thomas Clarkson do for the abolition groups?

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

29
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How many miles did Thomas Clarkson travel collecting evidence and performing lectures?

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35,000 miles

30
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What percentage of british seamen died on each voyage?

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20%

31
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What is Humanitarianism

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

32
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When was the dolben act?

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1788

Same year Pm William Pitt joined the cause

33
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Life Expectancy of Slaves

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23 Years

34
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How did the Bible justify slavery?

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It was hereditary resulting from sin

35
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What was the prosperous period between 1650 - 1800

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The Enlightenment

36
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How many pamphlets did the Quakers give out in 1784?

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10,000 copies

37
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What happened to the 1783 Quakers Petition?

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They ignored it

38
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Who was Jonathan Strong?

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

39
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What was the Sierra Leone Project? And why did it fail?

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Granville Sharp planned to colonies freed slaves there.

The government contributed £12 per african.
Sharp contributed

122 died of malaria

40
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What was Clarkson and Sharp’s abolition group called?

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“The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade”

Granville Sharp was also a member

41
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What percentage of Britain’s income was dependent on the slave trade?

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24%

42
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Which historian defended the Economic argument?

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Eric Williams

43
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When was slavery abolished?

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1833

44
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When was William Pitt prime minister?

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1783 - 1812

History: Britain c1785-1870 (5 decks)

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