UNIT 4- Key Place- Impact on Bristol EOY Flashcards
18th century
Britain enslaved 3.2 million people and Bristol was at the heart of the
Guinea Trade in the 18th century.
the city’s wealth came from…
A slave economy was created in Bristol, with the city’s wealth coming
from its role in the triangular trade.
by the 18th century…
The sugar that arrived In Bristol was refined in one of the city’s twenty
refineries. Consuming coffee, sugar and tobacco became very
fashionable by the 18th century.
what did merchants do with the money they got from slave trade?
The merchant elite, such as Colston, who grew wealthy from the slave
trade, built stately homes outside the city.
who were the Black Bristolians?
Black Bristolians, like Pero Jones and Frances Coker, were a constant
presence in the city.
1833
When slavery was abolished in 1833, many Bristol slaveholders and
merchants received compensation.
1960s
By the 1960s, Bristol had a thriving Caribbean community.
2020
In June 2020, the Colston statue was pulled down.
