abolition and other slave trade stuff Flashcards
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What was the major success recorded in 1807 regarding the slave trade?
The British parliament passed an Act of parliament legally abolishing the trade.
Who were the major beneficiaries of the Atlantic slave trade?
Europeans.
Name one of the early critics of the slave trade from the 17th century.
Richard Baxter, John Locke, or Thomas Paine.
What did Richard Baxter call the slave dealers and hunters?
The common enemies of mankind.
What was Thomas Paine’s main argument against the slave trade?
It was an impediment to the natural and God-given right of man to be free and happy.
Who founded the Committee for the Abolition of slave trade?
Reverend Thomas Clarkson.
Which religious group was particularly outstanding in condemning the slave trade?
The American Quakers.
What significant event in 1789 spread the idea of liberty and equality?
The French Revolution.
How did the industrial revolution impact the necessity of slave labor?
It made slave trade and slave labor dysfunctional to the new industrial economy.
What was the significance of Adam Smith’s ‘Wealth of Nations’ in relation to slavery?
It proved that paid labor was cheaper and more productive than slave labor.
Fill in the blank: The court litigation that started the abolition movement in Britain was the case of _______ against his master Stewart.
James Somerset
What did the 1776 American Declaration of Independence promote?
The idea of human rights.
List two other notable abolitionists alongside Thomas Clarkson.
- Granville Sharp
- William Wilberforce
True or False: The abolition of the slave trade was primarily a movement initiated by the victims of the trade.
False.
What was the impact of the shift from an agrarian economy to an industrial economy in the 19th century?
It reduced the need for slave labor.
What role did the Quakers play in the abolition movement?
They condemned the trade as ungodly and appealed to their faithful to desist from participating in it.
Name one of the liberated slaves who became an abolitionist.
Ottobah Cugoano or Olaudah Equiano.
