KS3 the fight to abolish slavery - with granville sharp

History Quiz - The Fight to Abolish Slavery 02 (Questions)

Discover how changing ideas, speeches, and growing industries helped people in Britain and beyond challenge slavery and push for laws that recognised enslaved people as human beings.

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Fascinating Fact:

Economic changes, such as new industries and wage labour, made some people argue that slavery was no longer necessary or efficient.

In KS3 History, the fight to abolish slavery is also linked to changing economies. As factories, trade, and paid work expanded, some politicians and business leaders claimed that slave labour was out of date, expensive to control, and bad for Britain’s reputation. Studying these arguments helps pupils understand how moral and economic reasons combined to push for the end of the slave trade and slavery.

Key Terms

Industrialisation: The growth of factories, machines, and mass production that changed how goods were made and how people worked.
Wage labour: Work where people are paid money for their time and skills instead of being owned as property.
Boycott: A protest where people refuse to buy certain goods or use certain services in order to bring about change.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

Why did some people think slavery was bad for the economy?

Some argued that slavery was costly to enforce, could cause rebellions, and discouraged new types of business. They believed paid workers, using new machines and skills, would be more efficient and flexible.

How did the Industrial Revolution help the abolition movement?

The Industrial Revolution created new industries that did not rely directly on slave plantations. As profits came from factories and trade in other goods, more people felt Britain could afford to end slavery in its empire.

Were economic reasons or moral reasons more important in ending slavery?

Both were important. Moral campaigners highlighted the cruelty and injustice of slavery, while others stressed economic change. Together, these arguments helped persuade Parliament to pass abolition laws.

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What was the slogan of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade?

[ ]	Am I not a man and a brother
[ ]	Live and let live
[ ]	Men are born equal
[ ]	Souls without chains

Who organised a sugar boycott in Leicester to protest against slavery?

[ ]	Amelia Jackson
[ ]	Elizabeth Heyrick
[ ]	Patience Sturgess
[ ]	Sarah Cahill

Which runaway slave was legally set free, thanks to Granville Sharp?

[ ]	Jackson Short
[ ]	Jeremy Tall
[ ]	Jonathan Strong
[ ]	Joshua Stout

1791 saw a huge slave revolt on which island?

[ ]	Guadeloupe
[ ]	Martinique
[ ]	St Domingue
[ ]	St Kitts

Who led the rebels on St Domingue?

[ ]	Antoine L'Oratorio
[ ]	Etienne Symphonique
[ ]	Louvain L'Orchestre
[ ]	Toussaint L'Ouverture

An 1831 slave uprising on Jamaica was led by .......

[ ]	Arthur Knight
[ ]	Charles Payne
[ ]	Matthew Chalmers
[ ]	Samuel Sharpe

Anti-abolitionists thought that freed slaves would .......

[ ]	attack their former owners
[ ]	kill anti-abolitionists
[ ]	refuse to work and become lazy
[ ]	set fire to plantations

The British slave trade was abolished in which year?

[ ]	1803
[ ]	1807
[ ]	1811
[ ]	1814

Slavery itself was abolished in all British colonies in which decade?

[ ]	1810s
[ ]	1820s
[ ]	1830s
[ ]	1840s

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Following abolition, what did the slave owners receive?

[ ]	Compensation
[ ]	Death threats
[ ]	Knighthoods
[ ]	Nothing

History Quiz - The Fight to Abolish Slavery 02 (Answers)

What was the slogan of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade?

[x]	Am I not a man and a brother
[ ]	Live and let live
[ ]	Men are born equal
[ ]	Souls without chains

It was formed in London and one of its aims was to educate the general public about the injustice of the slave trade

Who organised a sugar boycott in Leicester to protest against slavery?

[ ]	Amelia Jackson
[x]	Elizabeth Heyrick
[ ]	Patience Sturgess
[ ]	Sarah Cahill

Slave labour was used on the sugar plantations of the West Indies

Which runaway slave was legally set free, thanks to Granville Sharp?

[ ]	Jackson Short
[ ]	Jeremy Tall
[x]	Jonathan Strong
[ ]	Joshua Stout

His owner recaptured him but after a court case, he was freed. Sadly he died aged 25

1791 saw a huge slave revolt on which island?

[ ]	Guadeloupe
[ ]	Martinique
[x]	St Domingue
[ ]	St Kitts

The island later became known as Haiti

Who led the rebels on St Domingue?

[ ]	Antoine L'Oratorio
[ ]	Etienne Symphonique
[ ]	Louvain L'Orchestre
[x]	Toussaint L'Ouverture

The island belonged to France at that time

An 1831 slave uprising on Jamaica was led by .......

[ ]	Arthur Knight
[ ]	Charles Payne
[ ]	Matthew Chalmers
[x]	Samuel Sharpe

This revolt helped to end British slavery

Anti-abolitionists thought that freed slaves would .......

[ ]	attack their former owners
[ ]	kill anti-abolitionists
[x]	refuse to work and become lazy
[ ]	set fire to plantations

The abolitionists used more powerful arguments linked to human rights

The British slave trade was abolished in which year?

[ ]	1803
[x]	1807
[ ]	1811
[ ]	1814

TRADE was abolished throughout the British Empire but not slavery itself