CH2 sec. 2.2.3 The movement to end slavery

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CH2 The age of wigs and revolutions

The French Revolution

2.2. The movement to end slavery

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

How do we call the slave trade by Europeans between Africa and America?

1. transatlantic slave trade
2. triangular slave trade

How do we call the movement to end slavery?

1. abolitionism
2. anarchism
3. liberalism
4. nationalism

Which country was the first to abolish slave trade and slavery?

1. Belgium
2. Britain
3. France
4. The Netherlands

In which year was slavery abolished in the Dutch colonies?

1. 1833
2. 1843
3. 1853
4. 1863

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.

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.