slavery

Question 1

how much of the economy did the slave trade account for?

Answer 1

20%

Question 2

somerset vs stewart 1772

Answer 2

• somerset advocates argued that while colonial laws might permit slavery, neither the common law of england nor any statutory law recognises the existences of slavery and that its therefore unlawful.
• english contract law did not allow for any person to enslave himself nor could any contract be binding without the persons consent

Question 3

zong massacre

Answer 3

mass killing of more than 130 enslaved african people by the crew of british slave ship zong

Question 4

dolbens act 1788

Answer 4

first british legislation passed to regulate the shipping of enslaved people; masters received a bonus of 3100 for a mortality rate under 2%

Question 5

what % of british income was linked to the slave trade?

Answer 5

40%

Question 6

how many manchester merchants signed a petition supporting abolition?

Answer 6

2000

Question 7

what % of people lived beneath the poverty line?

Answer 7

25% - without slavery would’ve been alot more

Question 8

how did france becoming pro abolition impact britain doing the same?

Answer 8

france emancipated the slaves un haiti and became pro abolition in 1793 to try and stop a slave rebllion, britain would always do the complete opposite of french there british foreign policy was now aligned with abolitionists

Question 9

neutral flag act 1806

Answer 9

banned british ships from selling slaves in french colonies under a neutral flag

Question 10

when was the slave trade bill passed?

Answer 10

1807

Question 11

how much of the trade was wiped out overnight?

Answer 11

2/3

Question 12

how much did liverpool traders loose?

Answer 12

£400,000 in 1778

Question 13

1808 west africa squadron

Answer 13

• number of slaves crossing the atlantic increased from 80,000 to 135,000
• managed to capture 6% of transatlantic slave ships and freed 150,000 between 1810-1860
• HMS blackjack captured 11 in one year

Question 14

by 1833 how many slaves were there throughout the empire?

Answer 14

800,000

Question 15

why did the british have to compensate for the slave trade loss?

Answer 15

• property was seen as sacred and the idea that the british could take this was outrageous to most
• emancipation of the slaves was essentially a state sponsored confiscation of property
• compensationwas economically vital because of the hole that would be caused in the economy

Question 16

slavery abolition act 1833

Answer 16

• 700,000 slaves emancipated
• £20,000,000 of compensation paid out
• 40% of government expenditure for that year