William Wilberforce Bio
What year was William Wilberforce born in?
1759
Bonus: tell me one thing about his childhood
What did his faith in God do to him?
Changed him from a wealthy politician into a compassionate public servant who wanted to abolish slavery/live out his faith
A law passed in 1820 - said there could be no more slave states "up north"
Missouri Compromise
Wilberforce was what denomination?
Evanglical Anglican
How much money did parliament set aside to pay slaveholders to liberate slaves
1 Billion set aside (but only 20 million pounds) This was the equivelent of 16.5 billion today
What action did Wilberforce's mother take against his Christian actions?
Tried to talk him out of them.
The State that first outlawed slavery
Pennsylvania
Double: Why?
Surveyors that seperated us from Maryland
English astronomers and surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon
When did South Africa become a British colony?
1806
Who did William Wilberforce go on his European tour with?
John Milner
In Virginia, after Nat Turner's Rebellion, slaves couldn't attend church unless...
There was a licensed white minister
How did Wilberforce show persistence throughout his life?
He never gave up on putting his bill for the abolishment of slavery forward. He put the bill forward every year in the 1790s
Shaka ordered the Zulus to stop drinking milk- Why?
Because his mother died and he wanted them to understand his pain
What was Wilberforces first triumph in Parliament?
William Wilberforce's first major triumph was the passage of the Slave Trade Act - ended the trading of slaves.
DOUBLE: WHAT YEAR?
What was the abolitionist document in America? (first one banning slavery in a place)
The Act of Gradual Abolition of Slavery
What song did William Wilberforce inspire?
Even though he didn't write it- Amazing Grace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej1ny49NDBw
Who is our model for not giving 8,500 word speeches on cold days in March?
William Henry Harrison
What law was passed 3 days before Wilberforce's death?
The law emancipating/freeing slaves in the British empire
DOUBLE: What year?
He was bedridden for weeks at a time what was this due to?
Ill health from childhood
The founding father who was the President of the first Abolitionist Foundation in America
The Founding Father who has been mentioned in EVERY game of Jeopardy we have had for five months and is most mentioned in your chapters (especially abolotion of slavery)
Benjamin Franklin
Give a shortened version of your speech.
No really, you have to do this for the points.