Religion: Quakers

Question 1

What were the quakers

Answer 1

A religious group that emerged after 1650 when their founder George Fox had a revolution that god could be found inside everyday so to do harm to a person was to harm god

Question 2

London meeting

Answer 2

1793 presented a petition against the slave trade that was signed by 273 people and they then set up a committee to actively campaign for abolition

Question 3

Pamphlet

Answer 3

In 1784 100000 copies were sold and distributed among MPs, royal family and the general pubic

Question 4

What were they credited with

Answer 4

Spearheading a moral crusade against slavery since over 10000 african were in London as slaves and their campaigns increasingly challenged by the Quaker’s humanitarian campaign

Question 5

Anthony Benezet

Answer 5

Published a number of anti slavery pamphlets e.g some historical account of guinea and set up an evening school for poor black children

Question 6

Communication

Answer 6

Persecuted religion so they had set up nationwide communication links which enabled them to spread the campaign to places influenced by politics