The Impact of the Slave Trade on Britain
Profits from the slave trade helped finance this major historical transformation in British manufacturing and technology
What was the Industrial Revolution?
The main source of wealth provided by slave labour for merchants in Bristol.
What was sugar?
This was the nickname given to the elite Glasgow merchants who made vast fortunes trading slave-produced American tobacco.
Who were the Tobacco Lords?
The plantation owners, many MPs and important people such as judges and clergy.
Who were the powerful groups who opposed the abolition of slavery?
The abolitionist group comprising 12 black men of which Olaudah Equiano was a member?
Who were the 'Sons of Africa'?
This famous British financial institution and insurance market grew significantly through the profits made insuring slave ships
What is Lloyd’s of London?
This was the name given to the financial centre of the UK.
What is The City (of London)?
Profits from the slave trade directly funded the establishment of these Scottish schools. (only one needed)
What are James Gillespie's, Bathgate Academy or Dollar Academy?
The Bible mentioned slaves and slavery without condemning the practice.
What was one of the main religious arguments for retaining the trade?
This massive campaign involved an estimated 400,000 people and forced grocers to report sales drops of over a third.
What was the Sugar Boycott?
The military institution that was significantly strengthened by the deamands and profits from the trade.
What was the Royal Navy?
These were the men who loaded and unloaded cargo in British ports.
Who were dockers?
The name of the First Minister’s official residence, which was paid for using funds from the trade.
What is Bute House?
Profits and activities involved in the slave trade enabled this to be maintained and 'rule the waves'.
What was the Royal Navy?
This lawyer won the Somerset case, establishing that slaves could not be forcibly removed from Britain, and later ensured that the Zong owners were not compensated.
Who was Granville Sharp?
The name for the customs tax paid to the government for goods coming into the country.
What is 'excise duty'?
This was the percentage of the British slave trade that was controlled by Liverpool by the end of the 18th century.
What was 60%?
This is one of the streets in Glasgow still named after merchants who made money from the trade in enslaved people.
What are: Buchanan Street, Glassford Street, Ingram Street or Dunlop Street?
This 1789 event in Europe caused British leaders to fear all radical changes, including the abolition of slavery
What was the French Revolution?
This famous phrase was inscribed on Josiah Wedgwood’s campaign medallions, which were even worn as hairpins and bracelets.
What is "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?"
This was the year when the loan (£20m in 1835) to pay compensation to slave owners after abolition was paid off.
When was 2015?
Liverpool merchants avoided British taxes by storing slave trade goods on this nearby island, which had its own tax system.
What is the Isle of Man?
Owned by Scottish merchants, this island in Sierra Leone was home to one of the most active slave-trading posts on the coast.
What is Bunce Island?
This Scottish politician proposed the idea of "gradual abolition" as a delay tactic to stop immediate reform
Who was Henry Dundas/Viscount Melville?
While the trade was abolished in 1807, it took until this year for slavery itself to be made illegal throughout the British Empire.
What was 1834?