CH2 sec. 2.2.3 The movement to end slavery

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Memo hm 2 TTO
CH2 The age of wigs and revolutions
The French Revolution
2.2. The movement to end slavery

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Learning objectives
Learning objectives 2.2.3
8) I can name two reasons why people wanted to abolish slave trade and slavery.
9) I can explain that it was only after some time that the new ideas about freedom and equality led to the abolition of slavery in the colonies.

You know the terms and dates of this section.

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The Enlightenment
Social
  • Criticism of inequality of the (estate-based) society. All were born with natural rights. Rights everybody has from birth. Nobody is allowed to violate the rights of others, such as the right to freedom, health and property.
  • Freedom, for example the freedom of speech, press freedom, freedom of religion or freedom of trade.
  • Equality, for example equality before law, gender equality, equality for slave and non-slave or even abolition of slavery. 

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Inequality in the colonies
Revolts and uprisings
New ideas led to unrest in colonies. Slaves started to resist.

  • 1791-1804 Haitian Revolution 
Uprising of self-liberated slaves in the French colony.
  • 1795 Curaçao Slave Revolt 
Failed uprising in Dutch colony.


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Inequality in the colonies
Abolitionism
Movement to end slavery.

Two causes:
1) Some people thought all man should be equal 
and free.  Slavery and slave trade violated the rights of man.
2) More and more people considered slavery and the slave trade cruel and inhumane.

Slide 5 - Slide

Inequality in the colonies

1807 Britain banned slave trade

1833 Britain abolished slavery

1863 Netherlands abolished slavery
Slaves had to work ten more years on the plantation.

Slide 6 - Slide

How do we call the slave trade by Europeans between Africa and America?
A
transatlantic slave trade
B
triangular slave trade

Slide 7 - Quiz

How do we call the movement to end slavery?
A
abolitionism
B
anarchism
C
liberalism
D
nationalism

Slide 8 - Quiz

Which country was the first to abolish slave trade and slavery?
A
Belgium
B
Britain
C
France
D
The Netherlands

Slide 9 - Quiz

In which year was slavery abolished in the Dutch colonies?
A
1833
B
1843
C
1853
D
1863

Slide 10 - Quiz

Learning objectives
Learning objectives 2.2.3
8) I can name two reasons why people wanted to abolish slave trade and slavery.
9) I can explain that it was only after some time that the new ideas about freedom and equality led to the abolition of slavery in the colonies.

You know the terms and dates of this section.

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Get to work
What? See whiteboard.
How? Alone 
Help? Ask neighbour. Can't figure it out? Ask teacher. 
Time? Until the end of the lesson. 
Done? Learn terms and dates. Ask teacher. 

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