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Slavery Flashcards

1
Q

How long would the average journey take for kidnapped children?

A

6-7 months

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2
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How high were the shelves for the slaves to lie on?

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Under 1m

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3
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When was the Dolben Act passed and what was it?

A

1788
Limited number of slaves on 1 ship to 600

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4
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How many slaves were there in the UK at the end of slavery compared to the start?

A

670,000 at end
2 million at start

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5
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Where were slaves often auctioned?

A

Barbados

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6
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How much profit could ship owners make per journey?

A

20-50% profit

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7
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Between 1700-1800 what did Liverpools population grow from?

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5000-78,000

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8
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When was the Quakers first petition?
How many signatures did it get?

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June 1783
273 signatures

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9
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In 1784, how many copies of the Quaker pamphlet was distributed amongst upper classes?

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10,000

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10
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When was the Quakers petition completely ignored by parliament?

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1783

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11
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Name two prominent Evangelical Christian’s?

A

Granville Sharp
Thomas Clarkson

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12
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When did Granville Sharp help an injured slave and what was his name?

A

1767
Johnathan Strong

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13
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What year did the court rule in Strong’s favour following his master attempting to re kidnap him?

A

1768

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14
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What was Sharp’s Sierra Leone plan?

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To provide a colony of free slaves in Sierra Leone

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15
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How much did the government give Sharp per African for the Sierra Leone plan?

A

£12 for the cost of transport

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16
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How much did Sharp contribute towards the Sierra Leone plan?

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over £700

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17
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How many people died in the first month of the Sierra Leone plan?

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122

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18
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When was ‘the society for the abolition of the slave trade’ formed and who by?

A

1787
Clarkson, Sharp and William Dillwyn

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19
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How many members of the society of abolition were quaker’s?

A

9

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20
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How many copies of Clarkson’s ship diagram was printed?

A

7000

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21
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Who designed the “Am I not a man and a brother?” badge?

A

Josiah Wedgwood

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22
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When was the Zong case?

A

1783

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23
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Why did the Zong journey take so long?

A

due to calm winds

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24
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After 3 months at sea, how many slaves on the Zong ship had died?

A

60

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25
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How much were slaves insured at?

A

£30 a head

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26
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How many slaves were thrown overboard on the Zong Case?

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133

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27
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What was said by Lord Mansfield regarding the Zong case?

A

It was “just as if horses were killed”

28
Q

What was the result of the 1796 bill for the abolition of slavery?

A

Failed, yet almost passed through the commons

29
Q

How many petitions had been signed in 1792?

A

519

30
Q

Between which years did Wilberforce present a bill for the abolition?

A

1791-99

31
Q

How much of Britains income was depended on the slave trade?

A

24%

32
Q

How many people in Manchester signed a petition?

A

10,700 / 50,000

33
Q

In Bristol in the 1780s, how many peoples income was slave based?

A

40,000

34
Q

Where was the Codrington Plantation and how much did it make a year?

A

Barbados
£2000

35
Q

How much sugar was Britain importing by mid 1700s?

A

100,000 hogsheads

36
Q

How many slave voyages did William Davenport invest in and how much profit did he make?

A

74
8.1% profit

37
Q

Between 1799 and 1807 how many plantations abandoned due to economic stress?

A

65

38
Q

In 1806 how much was the surplus of sugar?

A

6000 tonnes

39
Q

How much of European trade did Liverpool claim?

A

3/7

40
Q

How much profit did Slave Ship Ann make in 1 journey?

A

£4847

41
Q

By 1776 how much did Glasgow merchants owe compared to their American counterparts?

A

£ 1.3 million

42
Q

How much did Liverpool merchants loose between 1772 and 1778?

A

£700,000

43
Q

What statistic of ships had a revolt?

A

1/10

44
Q

Out of 30 leading merchant houses in Liverpool, how many had gone bankrupt by 1778

A

12

45
Q

What was Adam Smiths book called?

A

The Wealth of Nations

46
Q

When did Clarkson publish his essay on slavery? How many copies?

A

June 1786
10,000 copies
(helped to convince Wilberforce)

47
Q

How far did Clarkson travel talking about Slavery?

A

Over 30,000 miles

48
Q

In May 1789 Wilberforce gave a speech to Parliament that was how long?

A

3.5 h

49
Q

In Feb 1805, how much opposition did Wilberforce’s bill receive?

A

passed 114 to 15

50
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When did Wilberforce introduce his first bill?

A

18th April 1791

51
Q

How many copies did Equianos book sell in 1791?

A

1900

52
Q

How many members in the Sons of Africa?

A

12

53
Q

When did Equiano begin his abolition campaign?

A

1773

54
Q

Who did Equiano help write and publish his Slave Narritive and when?

A

1787
Cugoano

55
Q

Who were the Clapham sect?

A

Humanitarian group

56
Q

In 1776 how much of the population of the 13 colonies were of African descent?

A

20%

57
Q

When was the Slave Regulation Act passed?

A

1799

58
Q

When did Napoleon reintroduce the slave trade in France?

A

1802

59
Q

When was the Saint Domingue Revolution?

A

August 1791

60
Q

How many people killed in Saint Dominique? How many plantations burned?

A

12,000
1000

61
Q

When did British troops land in Saint Dominique?

A

Sep 1793

62
Q

When was the St Lucia revolt?

A

Feb 1795

63
Q

How many troops were there vs Slaves at St Lucia?

A

12,000 troops vs 2000 slaves

64
Q

When was the Jamaican revolt?

A

1795

65
Q

How long did fighting last in Jamaica?
How much did it cost?

A

Half the year
£500,000

66
Q

How many soldiers died in battle/ disease due to the revolts?

A

45,000 / 89,000

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