Y8: 4-8. Abolition of Slavery

Year 8

Today you are going to investigate the abolition of slavery in more detail….

Follow the order in which I give you instructions:

1.

“The Slave Trade – continued”, p.73

2.

Why did Britain become involved with the slave trade in the first place?

Why were the British involved in the Slave Trade? (1:48 minutes long)

3.

Fortunately it came to an end… eventually! Watch the following videos on:

• the abolition of slavery
• the role that William Wilberforce played

William Wilberforce & the End of the African Slave Trade. (3:30 min long)

4.

What about abolition in America? The video below explains briefly how slavery came to an end in America.

American Civil War. (2:22 minutes long)

Here is a short summary of the relevant information in the above video clip:

The American Civil War was fought from 1861-1865. The Union States (of the North) were fighting against the Confederate States (of the South).

The Northern states were opposed to slavery whereas the Southern states wanted to continue making use of slave labour as there were labour-intensive plantations in the south. (The Northerners were also known as the Yankees, and the Southerners were known as the Rebels.)

In 1862 President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. It was an executive order that declared “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be free” (from Jan 1863). The Southerners ignored this order, but in 1865 the Confederate Army surrendered and slavery became illegal!

5.

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Read all the sources and their attributions carefully, p.77-79.

(These sources give information about the abolition of Slavery.)

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Stick the correct source explanation (provided) in the relevant source box to clarify the meaning of each source.

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Underline evidence in each of the sources that will back-up the statements in the source boxes.

6.

Mark the task on sources, p.77-79.

7.

Now, let’s test your knowledge and understanding on the abolition of slave trade…

“The Abolition of Slave Trade, p.79”

Please take note:

You are required to answer six questions:

You may choose to complete EITHER the odd numbers: 1,3,5,7,9 and 11,

OR: the even numbers: 2,4,6,8,10 and 12.

Read the questions carefully before you decide which ones to do.

8.

Abolition of British Slavery. (3:31 minutes long)

William Wilberforce -The Abolition of Slavery. (3:15 min long)

Britain’s Global Crusade Against Slavery. (3:09 minutes long)

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