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End of year assessment: Abolition of slavery

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of Olaudah Equiano's campaign group

a)

Society for Effecting the Abolition of Slavery

b)

Sons of Africa

c)

Society to End Slavery

d)

African Heritage Group

2.

What did Equiano do to raise awareness of the conditions facing slaves (select all that apply)

a)

Encouraged slave uprisings

b)

Wrote an autobiography

c)

Spoke to Parliament

d)

Went on a lecture tour

3.

What year did Equiano go on his lecture tour?

a)

1780

b)

1782

c)

1790

d)

1795

4.

Which cities did Equiano give lectures in? Tick all that apply

a)

Birmingham

b)

Manchester

c)

Nottingham

d)

Sheffield

5.

What was Equiano's autobiography called?

a)

The Interesting Story of Olaudah Equiano

b)

12 Years a Slave: The Life of Olaudah Equiano

c)

The Struggle to Escape Slavery

d)

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

6.

Why was Equiano's action significant in ending slavery? Tick all that apply

a)

Raised awareness of the conditions for slaves

b)

Forced Parliament to end slavery

c)

Changed attitudes about slavery in Britain

d)

Encouraged people to campaign for abolition of slavery

7.

Who was the MP who persuaded Parliament to end slavery?

a)

Olaudah Equiano

b)

Granville Sharp

c)

Thomas Clarkson

d)

William Wilberforce

8.

How long was William Wilberforce's speech to Parliament against slavery?

a)

1 hour

b)

2 hours

c)

3 hours

d)

4 hours

9.

Why was William Wilberforce important in the campaign to end slavery? Tick all that apply

a)

Raised awareness about the conditions for slaves

b)

Persuaded Parliament to abolish slavery

c)

Made sure that Parliament could not ignore the issue of slavery

d)

Gained more supporters from the public to end slavery

10.

What year did Thomas Clarkson form his anti-slavery campaign group?

a)

1780

b)

1782

c)

1789

d)

1792

11.

What was Thomas Clarkson's anti - slavery campaign group called?

a)

Society of Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade

b)

Sons of Africa

c)

Society to End Slavery

d)

African Heritage Group

12.

How many people signed Thomas Clarkson's petition to end slavery in 1792?

a)

5,000 people

b)

10,000 people

c)

15,000 people

d)

20,000 people

13.

What did Thomas Clarkson tell the public about on this lecture tours?

a)

Conditions for people in Africa

b)

Conditions on the Middle Passage

c)

Conditions at slave auctions

d)

Conditions on the plantations

14.

Why was Thomas Clarkson important in contributing to the abolition of slavery?

a)

Raised awareness of the conditions facing slaves

b)

Encouraged the public to pressure Parliament for change

c)

Gained more supporters for the abolition campaign

d)

Persuaded Parliament to abolish slavery