Quiz on "The British Slave Trade"

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Was Sir Charles Middleton for carrying out the slave trade in moderation?"

Yes
No

Sir Charles Middleton Told the British Parliament that They Would be Against Slavery of the French Because

French were Christian
French were the same color as the British
French were civilized

There were people who said that blacks were inferior and uncivilized and therefore should be slaves.
Prime Minister argued against that point by saying that the ______________ invaded England and took
slaves when England was barbaric and they could have made the same argument.

French
Romans
Spanish
Africans

William Wilberforce said the Liverpool merchants (slave traders)

Were men of humanity who, if they knew how horrible the slave trade was, would end it
Were in inhuman monsters who didn't care how they treated their fellow man
Only cared about money
Should be ashamed of themselves

What percent of healthy Negroes did William Wilberforce say died in the slave trade.

5
10
25
50