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history slavery 2016
includes the slavery topic for history including the trade triangle
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History
8th Grade
05/11/2016

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abolished
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ended or longer active
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who gained things from slavery
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the sellers their income was one of the largest in britain at that point
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who was whiliem wiberforce
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he was an MP who helped end slavery and cryed when it was abolished
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where did slaves work
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on plantations
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who was samuel sharpe
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he helped 200000 people escape their slave ships
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what is the main part of the slave triangle called
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the middle passage
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slaves were alowed to sing on plantations
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true
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slaves were thrown into a pit for not working hard enough
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false
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80% of slaves were bound to the new world
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true
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how much could a slave buy there freedom for
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100-250 Great british pounds
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did owners mark their slaves with a branding iron
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yes
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how many slaves to a ship
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200-800
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were slaves freed for good acts
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no
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what happened to sick slaves
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they were thrown overboard
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who said an 8 hour speech supporting the slaves
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john quincey adams
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