KS3 the fight to abolish slavery - changes parliament made

History Quiz - The Fight to Abolish Slavery 01 (Questions)

Learn how campaigners in Britain and beyond challenged the cruelty of the slave trade and fought for abolition, changing laws and ideas about human rights.

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Fascinating Fact:

In Britain, campaigners such as William Wilberforce spoke in Parliament against the slave trade, arguing that it was cruel and unchristian.

In KS3 History, the fight to abolish slavery is studied through the work of campaigners, former enslaved people, and political leaders. Pupils learn how petitions, pamphlets, court cases, boycotts, and speeches raised public awareness and pressured Parliament to change the law. The topic also explores how enslaved people resisted slavery themselves and how abolition affected the British Empire and its economy.

Key Terms

Slave trade: The buying and selling of people as property, often transporting them across oceans to work without freedom or pay.
Abolition: The act of officially ending a law or practice, such as the slave trade or slavery itself.
Parliament: The law-making body in Britain, made up of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What was the transatlantic slave trade?

The transatlantic slave trade was a system in which European traders took millions of Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to work as enslaved labourers in the Americas and the Caribbean.

How did people in Britain try to abolish the slave trade?

People in Britain campaigned through petitions, public meetings, newspapers, and speeches in Parliament. They also organised sugar boycotts and used first-hand accounts from formerly enslaved people to show the trade’s cruelty.

When was slavery abolished in the British Empire?

The British Parliament ended the slave trade in 1807. Slavery itself was abolished in most of the British Empire by the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833, with full freedom following a few years later.

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Who wrote the 18^th century pamphlet 'Thoughts Upon Slavery'?

[ ]	Charles Greville
[ ]	John Wesley
[ ]	Thomas Buxton
[ ]	William Wilberforce

Who was NOT a founder member of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade?

[ ]	Granville Sharp
[ ]	Josiah Wedgwood
[ ]	Thomas Clarkson
[ ]	William Stopforth

Those who fought to end slavery were called what?

[ ]	Ablationists
[ ]	Abolitionists
[ ]	Abominationists
[ ]	Apportionists

What was the name of the M.P. who led the campaign to end slavery?

[ ]	Edward Colston
[ ]	Henry Marshall
[ ]	Walter Williamson
[ ]	William Wilberforce

In 1792 who made a powerful speech against slavery?

[ ]	Lord North
[ ]	Spencer Perceval
[ ]	William Grenville
[ ]	William Pitt

Who was the first woman to present an anti-slavery petition to Parliament?

[ ]	Dora Earl
[ ]	Lucy King
[ ]	Mary Prince
[ ]	Sarah Lord

Many in the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade were .......

[ ]	Buddhists
[ ]	Catholics
[ ]	Jehovah's Witnesses
[ ]	Quakers

In 1787 who published his story of life as a slave?

[ ]	Akinwe Yakoba
[ ]	Olaudah Equiano
[ ]	Samuel Sharpe
[ ]	Sterling Fito

A former slave who campaigned against slavery in the USA was called .......

[ ]	Honesty Spender
[ ]	Meredith Faith
[ ]	Sojourner Truth
[ ]	Taverner Haste

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William Dolben tried to put a legal limit on what?

[ ]	The daily hours a slave worked
[ ]	The number of children who became slaves
[ ]	The number of slaves carried on ships
[ ]	The number of years a person spent in slavery

History Quiz - The Fight to Abolish Slavery 01 (Answers)

Who wrote the 18^th century pamphlet 'Thoughts Upon Slavery'?

[ ]	Charles Greville
[x]	John Wesley
[ ]	Thomas Buxton
[ ]	William Wilberforce

He founded the Methodist religion

Who was NOT a founder member of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade?

[ ]	Granville Sharp
[ ]	Josiah Wedgwood
[ ]	Thomas Clarkson
[x]	William Stopforth

Wedgewood's pottery made ceramic medallions of a slave in chains with the slogan of the society written below the kneeling figure

Those who fought to end slavery were called what?

[ ]	Ablationists
[x]	Abolitionists
[ ]	Abominationists
[ ]	Apportionists

Most abolitionists were white people who realised that slavery was immoral

What was the name of the M.P. who led the campaign to end slavery?

[ ]	Edward Colston
[ ]	Henry Marshall
[ ]	Walter Williamson
[x]	William Wilberforce

He brought many abolition bills before Parliament

In 1792 who made a powerful speech against slavery?

[ ]	Lord North
[ ]	Spencer Perceval
[ ]	William Grenville
[x]	William Pitt

He was British Prime Minister at the time

Who was the first woman to present an anti-slavery petition to Parliament?

[ ]	Dora Earl
[ ]	Lucy King
[x]	Mary Prince
[ ]	Sarah Lord

She was a former slave

Many in the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade were .......

[ ]	Buddhists
[ ]	Catholics
[ ]	Jehovah's Witnesses
[x]	Quakers

They believed slavery was against Christian teaching

In 1787 who published his story of life as a slave?

[ ]	Akinwe Yakoba
[x]	Olaudah Equiano
[ ]	Samuel Sharpe
[ ]	Sterling Fito

His shocking story helped the abolitionists