The Abolition Campaign

What was the name of the group of Christians who called for abolition?

Quakers

In which year did the Quakers state that no one with links to the slave trade could be a member of their group?

1761

What was the surname of the man who used legal challenges to undermine the slave trade?

Sharp

What was the surname of the escaped African slave that Granville Sharp took to the British courts in an attempt to undermine the slave trade?

Somersett

What was the name adopted by the group of former slaves who gave talks in Britain about their experiences to try an build a case for abolition?

Sons of Africa

What is the surname of the Son of Africa who gave talks about his experience as a slave and his subsequent travels around the world as well as publishing an autobiography?

Equiano

What was the surname of the abolitionist who helped to gather evidence about life aboard slave ships by interviewing crew members?

Clarkson

Which object did Thomas Clarkson have to transport objects related to the slave trade as well as products that were produced in Africa?

Chest

What is the surname of the potter who produced a seal which became the emblem of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade?

Wedgwood

What was the name of the MP who gave powerful speeches in parliament which called for the abolition of the slave trade?

Wilberforce

In which year was the society for the abolition of the slave trade founded?

1787

How many of the 12 founding members of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade were Quakers?

9

What was the name of the British PM who opposed the slave trade as a result of the work of Wilberforce?

Pitt

Which member of the royal family backed the abolitionist cause?

Prince of Wales

Which King opposed abolition?

George III

What was the surname of the Evangelical churchman who preached about the horrors of the slave trade and used his experience as a captain of a slave ship to good effect?

Newton

What was the name of the hymn written by John Newton that refers to his move away from the sinfulness of the slave trade?

Amazing Grace

Which slave grown product did 400 000 women boycott in an attempt to undermine the slave trade

Sugar

What was the name of the slave ship which became notorious when a court case relating to a fraudulent insurance claim reached the courts in 1783?

Zong

What did men like Cruikshank and Gillray produce to highlight the abolitionist cause?

Cartoons

What did thousands of people sign to show their opposition to the slave trade?

Petitions

What was the name given to the group of MPs, many of whom had close links to the trade, who blocked Wilberforce's Bills in parliament?

West India Lobby

In which year did Wilberforce first introduce a Bill calling for the abolition of the slave trade?

1789

Which war served as a distraction from the calls for abolition and help explain why abolition took so long?

Napoleonic

What was the name of the French island which saw a successful slave revolt in 1791?

St Dominique

Which naval battle in 1805 gave Britain mastery of the seas and enabled the Royal Navy to enforce abolition

Trafalgar