Why was the slave trade abolished?

Question 1

Humanitarianism

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Why did the Quaker oppose slavery?

Answer 2

they believed that everybody was equal before God and God was inside every single human being

Question 3

When was the Quakers London Yearly Meeting?

Answer 3

1783

Question 4

What did the Quakers do in 1783?

Answer 4

• presented a petition against the slave trade to the government in June, signed by 273 people
• set up a 23 person committee to campaign for its abolition

Question 5

What did the second unofficial committee established by the Quakers do in July 1783?

Answer 5

• publish articles which highlighted the evils of slavery to educate the public of the slave trades evil

Question 6

What did the second unofficial committee publish in 1784 by the Quakers?

Answer 6

• A pamphlet
• The case of our fellow-creatures, the oppressed Africans respectfully recommend to the serious consideration of the legislature of Great Britain by the people called Quakers

Question 7

In 1784, what did the second unofficial committee do with their pamphlets by the Quakers?

Answer 7

distribute it among MPs, the royal family and general public to promote the cause of abolition

Question 8

Who were the Evangelical Christians?

Answer 8

members of a multi-demonisation (more than one) faith who believed the strength of salvation as a means of salvation

Question 9

How did the Evangelical Christians see the slave trade?

Answer 9

as a sinful practice that should be stopped

Question 10

Examples of Evangelical christians individuals?

Answer 10

• Granville Sharp

- Thomas Clarkson

Question 11

How did Evangelical Christians campaign?

Answer 11

through public speaking

Question 12

When was the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade established?

Answer 12

• 1787

Question 13

What was the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade?

Answer 13

a lobby group, made up of religious social reformers, who campaigned continually for its abolition by raising public awareness and applying pressure on the government

Question 14

Why did Anstey think the Humanitarianism argument was strong?

Answer 14

-in 1796 a bill for the immediate abolition of slavery was nearly passed in the Commons in a period when Britain was making significant profits off the sugar boom

Question 15

When was the Zong case?

Answer 15

1783

Question 16

What was the Zong case?

Answer 16

• on a voyage in 1781, 133 slaved had been ordered by the Captain to be thrown overboard when there was low food supply
• The captain wanted to make an insurance claim on those who were drowned but the insurers refused to pay the claim

Question 17

How much of the country’s annual income was dependent upon the Slave Trade? (%)

Answer 17

24%

Question 18

Who was opposed to the end of the Slave Trade?

Answer 18

West India Lobby

Question 19

Who were the West India Lobby?

Answer 19

• a group of sugar planters in the West Indies whose business depended upon the trade which had made them wealthy
• they had very close links with parliament

Question 20

By the late 1700’s how many MPs were estimated to have ties with the West India Lobby?

Answer 20

• 50 MPs

- one becoming the Mayor of London

Question 21

How did the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade promote their cause?

Answer 21

propaganda and pamphlets with emotive imagery

Question 22

in 1792 how many petitions had been signed ?

Answer 22

519

Question 23

In 1787 in Manchester how many people signed the abolition petition?

Answer 23

10,700

Question 24

What is the overall effectiveness of the Humanitarianism argument?

Answer 24

• the role of religion and Humanitarian motives made the slave trade a political issue
• by raising public awareness of the inhumanity of the trade and forcing the public debate these groups triggered critical assessments to be done