Abolitionist movements in Britain

12 questions

1. Complete the following sentence: Saint-Domingue had been France's most prosperous colony in the ___ during the 18th century.
2. In what year did Haiti declare its independence?
3. After Toussaint L'Ouverture was captured and transported back to France where he faced imprisonment and death, who took over the resistance in Saint-Domingue against France?
4. What did Toussaint L’Ouverture do when he learned of Napoleon’s plan to reinstate slavery in 1802?
5. Put the below events in chronological order, starting with the earliest:
6. What nationality were the portion of Leclerc's troops who switched sides to fight for the rebels against France?
7. What term refers to being unable to bear an experience any longer?
8. What was the proof for the British public that life for enslaved people was horrific?
9. Match the key figures of abolition to the correct description.
10. What term is used to refer to the fundamental right in English law that prevents people from unlawful imprisonment?
11. In what year did the Zong Massacre occur?
12. James ___ was the enslaved man whose court case helped to establish in 1772 that enslavement in England and Wales was unlawful.

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