Slave trade : Humanitarian

Question 1

Who wrote “Pity for poor Africans” ?

Answer 1

William Cowper (Politician)

Question 2

What did William Cowper mock ?

Answer 2

English people saying they “must” have certain slave items

Question 3

Who did Granville Sharp save ?

Answer 3

Jonathan Strong

Question 4

Who came after Jonathan Strong ?

Answer 4

David Lisle (Master)

Question 5

When did the court rule Jonathan Strong a free man ?

Answer 5

1768

Question 6

How many people did Sharp get to Sierra Leone ?

Answer 6

290 black men , 41 black women and 70 white women

Question 7

What did the Sierra Leone project achieve ?

Answer 7

Created a settlement for free slaves to give them a good opportunity to succeed

Question 8

What went wrong in Sierra Leone ?

Answer 8

Terrible weather and a Malaria outbreak

Question 9

Who did Thomas Clarkson approach to get his ideas into parliament ?

Answer 9

William Wilberforce

Question 10

When was the first parliamentary debate about slavery ?

Answer 10

1788

Question 11

Why did Granville Sharp lose support ?

Answer 11

His open support of the French Revolution - Made him look radicalistic

Question 12

When was the Zong case ?

Answer 12

1783

Question 13

How many slaves were on the ship of the Zong massacre ?

Answer 13

440

Question 14

How many slaves died due to travel time on the Zong ship?

Answer 14

60

Question 15

How much would you get paid for a loss of cargo ?

Answer 15

£30 per head

Question 16

What did they claim the slaves died to on the Zong ship ?

Answer 16

Water was running out

Question 17

How many slaves were thrown over board on the Zong ship ?

Answer 17

133

Question 18

How much water was discovered to be on the Zong ship ?

Answer 18

430 Gallons

Question 19

Who lead the charges against the Zong case ?

Answer 19

Granville Sharp

Question 20

Did insurers have to pay out in the Zong case ?

Answer 20

No

Question 21

What did Thomas Clarkson carry around the country ?

Answer 21

A box full of slave items

Question 22

How far did Clarkson travel to sway public opinion ?

Answer 22

35,000 miles

Question 23

Who argued that we were changing from mercantilism to free trade ?

Answer 23

Seymour Dresher

Question 24

Why did Thomas Clarkson get involved in the slave trade ?

Answer 24

He wrote an award winning essay

Question 25

Where did Clarkson travel to try get them to abolish slavery ?

Answer 25

Paris 1789 - They refused

Question 26

What religion was Wilberforce ?

Answer 26

Evangelical Christian

Question 27

What did Clarkson write ?

Answer 27

"Essay on the slavery and commerce; particularly the African" - 1786

Question 28

What did Wilberforce manage to get in parliament ?

Answer 28

A committee to investigate the slave trade

Question 29

What did Wilberforce do annually ?

Answer 29

Attempt pass an anti-slavery bill since 1791

Question 30

What did Olaudah Equiano write ?

Answer 30

"The life of Olaudah Equiano the African"

Question 31

How long did Equiano serve as a slave ?

Answer 31

7 years

Question 32

Why was Equiano influential ?

Answer 32

Had first hand experience, a prominent black campaigner

Question 33

How many copies did Equiano sell of his autobiography ?

Answer 33

1,900 - 1789

Question 34

Who did Equiano help publish a book ?

Answer 34

Offobah Cugoano

Question 35

What book did Offobah Cugoano write ?

Answer 35

"Narrative of the enslavement of a native American"

Question 36

Why was Elizabeth Heyrick called radical ?

Answer 36

Favoured immediate emancipation

Question 37

What did Josiah Wedgewood create ?

Answer 37

The Wedgewood medallion

Question 38

What did Alexander Falconbridge do ?

Answer 38

Was pro slavery but changed when he saw the abuse slave patients received

Question 39

How did Wilberforce mess up a vote on an anti-slavery bill ?

Answer 39

His bill was defeated 74 to 70, because12 of his supporters were at the opera