The 1807 abolition of the slave trade

12 questions

1. Complete the following sentence with a keyword: Revolts of enslaved people in the Caribbean convinced the British public that those who were enslaved found their lives ________.
2. Apart from revolts and uprisings enacted by enslaved people, what was the proof for the British public that life for enslaved people was extremely hard?
3. Match the key figures and features of abolition to the correct description.
4. Which fundamental right, protecting against unlawful detention or imprisonment helped abolitionist lawyers to win the Somerset vs Stewart case, outlawing enslavement in England and Wales in 1772?
5. The Zong massacre intensified opposition to enslavement amongst the British public. What happened in this event?
6. In which year was the Slave Trade Act passed by the British government?
7. Complete with the same word: Some abolitionists saw Britain as hypocritical because they were fighting Napoleon's ___ at the same time as imposing a ___ of their own on the people Saint-Domingue.
8. Which two people led the British abolition movement at the end of the 18th century, and the beginning of the 19th?
9. Match the colonies below to the empire they were controlled by for the vast majority of the 18th century.
10. What did the 1807 Slave Trade Act outlaw?
11. Put the following events into chronological order, starting with the earliest.
12. Which two adjectives best describe the idea of enslavement, from a human rights perspective?

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