Abolition History
Define "abolition"
(does not have to be exact words, but must be correct)
the action or an act of ending a system, practice, or institution
The book Capitalism and Slavery supports the explanation that what led to the abolition fo slavery - economics, morality, or activism?
Economics
The newspaper The Liberator supports the explanation that what led to the abolition fo slavery - economics, morality, or activism?
Morality
The book Thoughts and Sentiments supports the explanation that what led to the abolition fo slavery - economics, morality, or activism?
Activism
Which country abolished slavery first, Mexico or the United States?
double points - correct year for either or both countries (within 5)
Mexico (1828)
US banned slavery in 1865)
Who wrote Capitalism and Slavery?
Eric Williams
Who wrote The Liberator?
William Lloyd Garrison
Who wrote Thoughts and Sentiments?
Ottabah Cugoano
What three explanations do historians use to explain the abolition of slavery?
Economics, morality, activism
Eric Williams was prime minister of which country?
Trinidad and Tobago
Who was Garrison's article addressed to?
double points - name both!
US Congress - Senate and House of Representatives
Which religion did Cugoano follow?
Christianity
What was the name of the invention that led to an increase in slavery?
double points - name of the inventor
Cotton Gin - Eli Whitney
Define "plantation"
(does not have to be exact words, but must be correct)
large-scale agricultural estates that primarily focus on the cultivation of cash crops, such as sugar, tobacco, coffee, and cotton, often using enslaved or indentured labor
Which approach to abolition did Garrison support - gradual, immediate, or colonization?
Immediate
Where did Cugoano write his book?
London, Great Britain
Which country abolished slavery because of a slave revolt?
Haiti
Who was the audience for Williams' book?
college students, professors, journalists, government officials
Where was the Liberator published?
Boston, Massachusetts
What made Cugoano's Point of View different from other people writing about slavery in 1787?
He was formerly enslaved and from Ghana, Africa