Why did Britain abolish the Slave Trade? Flashcards
When did Britain abolish the Slave Trade?
1807
What idea does Historian - Christopher Brown present about the abolition of the Slave Trade?
- Emphasis on the idea of honour
- What was seen as honourable
When did the American War of Independence take place ?
1775 - 1783
What was America’s counter argument in the American War of Independence?
- How can the British attack American slave owners and colonists when the British are slave traders
What historian later agreed and further developed Christopher Brown’s idea of honour?
K. A. Appiah
What two main arguments are there for the abolition of the slave trade?
Economic and Humanitarian
Who was Granville Sharp?
A man who witnessed the escape and run away of slave and then campaigned for the end of the slave trade.
- He took cases to court to free slaves
What did Olaudah Equiano spend his life doing?
- He travelled the country campaigning against slavery
- He published a record of his life
Who was Thomas Clarkson?
He campaigned and inspected the slave ships and spoke to sailors about their treatment
When did the incident of the Zong take place?
Sept 1871
What took place at the Zong?
A sailor threw slaves overboard as he lost his way.
What argument did some people make, suggesting that there was nothing inhumane about the incident of the Zong?
That drowning slaves was like leaving horses (comparing slaves to animals)
When did the Quakers petition parliament for the abolition of slavery?
1783
When was the society for effecting the abolition of the slave trade set up?
1787
