Amelioration Proposals

Who drafted the Amelioration Proposals of 1823?

• Thomas Clarkson
  
  
  

• William Wilberforce

• The West India Interest

• The society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade

Why were the Amelioration Proposals of 1823 introduced?

• To fully abolish slavery in the colonies
  
  
  

• To improve the living conditions of enslaved people

• To promote plantation productivity

• To end the British colonial system

The Amelioration Proposals of 1823 aimed to improve conditions for enslaved people in which colonies?

• British Crown colonies only
  
  

• All British colonies where slavery was practiced

• Only West African colonies

• Self-governing colonies only

Which term was included in the proposals to improve treatment of enslaved people?

• A) Reduction of work hours
  
  
  

• B) Abolition of corporal punishment for women

• C) Free schooling for enslaved children

• D) Right to own land

What was one of the main goals of the Amelioration Proposals of 1823?

• To prepare enslaved people for eventual

• To grant enslaved people voting rights
  emancipation
  

• To eliminate slavery within five years

• To reduce the number of plantations

Which territories were Crown colonies where the British government had more control over implementing the proposals?

• Bahamas and Bermuda

• Antigua and Montserrat

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  Trinidad and St. Lucia

• Jamaica and Barbados

Which of these was a self-governing British colony at the time?

• Jamaica
  
  

• St. Lucia

• Trinidad

• Demerara

What did the Crown colonies refer to in the context of British governance?

• Colonies with appointed governors under British control

• Colonies with elected assemblies governing their affairs

• Colonies located only in the Caribbean

• Colonies with no enslaved population

What was the stance of planters in self-governing colonies towards the Amelioration Proposals?

• They fully supported the proposals

• They proposed even stricter reforms

• They resisted the proposals due to fear of losing control

• They were indifferent to the proposals

Which group was particularly resistant to the Amelioration Proposals in the colonies

• A Plantation owners and local legislatures
  
  
  

• Enslaved populations

• Missionaries

• British government officials