PPT-Why did Britain abolish slavery?

Writing an essay You are aiming to get a high level for History Level 3 is for basic description listing facts etc Level 4 is for starting to answer the question using the facts Level 5 is for explaining the answer to the question. 1807 – British bans the Atlantic Slave trade. 1809 – Prussia (Germany) bans slavery. 1832 – Britain abolishes slavery. 1848 – France abolishes Slavery. 1861 – Russia abolishes serfdom (slavery). How it all began:. The first Africans in America arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619 as indentured servants. From 1619 to around1640, Africans were able to earn their freedom by working as artisans and labor workers for the European settlers.. L/O – . To discover who benefited from the slave trade and to identify the arguments used to defend it. Starter. – . Which groups of people profited from the Slave Trade? Think about what was brought and sold. I cannot remember when I did not so think and feel.”. --Abraham Lincoln. ( . from a letter to A G. Hodges, April 4, 1864, . 1906-14?. Background. In the years before WW1, the Liberal party were in power in Britain. . They acted under the principles of ‘Laissez Faire’ – the popular idea that individuals were responsible for their own wellbeing and that the Government should have very little input on peoples everyday lives.. By . 1500. Slavery . had . mostly died . out in . Western Europe. .. Elsewhere, still common.. Participation of . all. races:. African blacks. : capturing from other tribes; internal transport; sale at major African slave markets.. Slavery’s Evolution. At the beginning of the 18th century, most slaves were born in Africa, few were Christian, and very few slaves were engaged in raising cotton. By the start of the American Revolution, slavery had changed dramatically. Crispus. Attucks in the Mob at the “Boston Massacre,” 1770. Phillis. Wheatley, Boston Slave and Published Poet. Slavery and Slave Revolt as a Cause of the American Revolution. Centrality of Slavery to British North America. Consequences. South America – Spanish brought new plants and animals, mined silver and gold, enslaved many Indigenous Peoples, and sent all profits back to Spain. Spanish conquistadors pummeled spiritual relics, and transformed the religious and cultural customs of the Aztec Empire. L/O – . To discover who benefited from the slave trade and to identify the arguments used to defend it. Starter. – . Which groups of people profited from the Slave Trade? Think about what was brought and sold. “A civilized nation that was both ignorant and free never was and never will be” –Thomas Jefferson. The Abolitionist Movement. Abolitionists pushed for the end of slavery.. The movement steadily increased the tensions between the North and the South. Amazing . Grace. the life and work of John Newton. Create your own campaign to abolish slavery considering both past and current situations.. Include the following:. Logo;. Aims & . objectives;. About the . Barbados slaves codes brought to South Carolina. . Leads to massive Racism. . Imported in large numbers following:. Bacons Rebellion-1676. Invention of Cotton Gin- 1790 . Compromise of the Constitution. Year 8 - Britain’ s place in the World. How did Britain help shape the world we live in and how did the world shape Britain?. Why did the British Build and Empire?. The Empire Builder. What was their role?.