Quiz on "What Group Did the Most to End Slavery Around the World?"




 What Group Did the Most to End Slavery Around the World?

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Before there was a slave trade to the Americas from Africa

There was no slavery in Africa
There was slavery on every continent in the world

Which of the following is true?

British citizens actively engaged in the slave trade
British citizens fought against the slave trade

Who led the battle in the British parliament against the slave trade?


William Wilberforce
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Thornton

Why was ending slavery so difficult

Because people who got rich off of slavery didn't want it to end.
Because freed slaves might get revenge.
Because the people who paid for slaves wanted to be compensated for the money they spent.
Because slaves were needed to care for the children on plantations in Massachusetts.
Because slave traders switched to smaller sleeker ships that were faster and harder to catch.
There were uprisings in Islamic countries against ending the slave trade

Who ended the slave trade in Asia

Great Britain
France
Tsarist Russia
The Chinese

Name the good things Western powers did when they colonized Africa

Abolished the slave trade.
Built trains and other useful things
Built schools
Built hospitals

Which of the following is a fair statement?

The white people enslaved the black people
Some white people enslaved black people
Some white people freed black people
Some black people enslaved white people