Causes, Events and Consequences of the Slave Trade CASE STUDY
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- Causes, Events and Consequences of the Slave Trade (AQA GCSE History - Power and the People)
- Causes
- Britain Involvement
- Transport slaves from the west coast of Africa to USA
- Slaves were used in the west indies (British colonies)
- Reasons slavery as popular
- 'Labour - intensive crops' = cotton, tobacco, coffee and sugar
- Slave ship called 'Zorg'
- Threw 130 slaves over board to claim money on insurance due to sickness and death
- Religious group called 'Quakers' start a petition to abolish slavery
- Gained 300 signatures yet failed however began the abolition movement
- Britain Involvement
- Events
- 1787
- Quakers meet up and form society for the abolition of the slave trade
- Founding members
- Thomas Clarkson
- Granville Sharpe
- MP William Wilberforce joins movement
- Thomas Clarkson writes an award winning essay regarding abolition
- Travels around UK collecting evidence against slavery, witness from sailors and freed slaves /artefacts
- Showed it to Parliament
- Travels around UK collecting evidence against slavery, witness from sailors and freed slaves /artefacts
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- By 1788 (1 year)
- 103 different petitions to abolish the slave trade
- Manchester (1787) 10000 people (20% of the adult population) signed the petition
- William Wilberforce campaigns in parliament
- Josiah Wedgewood creates a logo for society
- Used in merchandise
- People boycott slave products
- 1787
- Causes
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