britain slavery

Question 1

what was the quaker pamphlet called, how many copies were printed and when

Answer 1

the case of our fellow creatures, 10k, 1784

Question 2

how many people signed a petition in manchester due to the society for effecting and when

Answer 2

10.7k out of 50k in 1787

Question 2

what was said at the zong trial and when

Answer 2

lord mansfield- just as if horses were killed in 1783

Question 3

when were wilberforces failed bills

Answer 3

1791-99

Question 4

what was clarksons main effort

Answer 4

travelled 35k miles with his box- brookes diagram

Question 5

how much sugar was being imported a year

Answer 5

100k hogsheads in mid 1700s

Question 6

how many ships revolted

Answer 6

1 in 10

Question 6

what happened to the juba and when

Answer 6

30 died, ship sank on way back, still made a profit in 1787

Question 7

how many leading merchant houses were bankrupt from debt and when

Answer 7

12 of 30 in 1788

Question 8

adam smiths ideas

Answer 8

laissez faire, paid workers would be more productive

Question 9

when did the american war end

Answer 9

1783

Question 10

when was slavery abolished and reinstated in france

Answer 10

1794 and 1802

Question 11

saint domingue

Answer 11

1791- 12k were killed, produced half the worlds coffee, became independent

Question 12

st lucia

Answer 12

1795- it took 12k british soldiers to defeat 2k slaves

Question 13

military losses in caribbean

Answer 13

45k of 89k stationed soliders and officers by 1801