Block 4 Revision Quiz

15 Questions | By Sashabuchanan | Updated: Apr 24, 2023 | Attempts: 41

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1.

Which of these was an importnat factor in the shift to modernity ?
- A.
  
  Industrialisation
- B.
  
  Urbanisation
- C.
  
  Enlightenment
- D.
  
  All of the above
2.

What was the principal impetus behing the Atlantic Slave Trade ?
- A.
  
  Territorial Expansion
- B.
  
  Economics and profit
- C.
  
  Beliefs & Ideologies
- D.
  
  Exploration
3.

What year did the Jamacian slave rebellion take place ?
- A.
  
  1830
- B.
  
  1825
- C.
  
  1831
- D.
  
  1833
4.

British emancipation to colonia slavery came int force in what year ?
- A.
  
  1831
- B.
  
  1832
- C.
  
  1833
- D.
  
  1834
5.

What is Mercantilism?
- A.
  
  Economic system to ensure positive balance of payments
- B.
  
  A historian frequently referenced in Block 4
- C.
  
  Process of using mechanical loom
- D.
  
  Statistic system used to count fatalities
6.

Thomas Clarkson gathered testomony from men who had served on slavinf ships which he published as................in 1789?
7.

What triggered the most momentous demographic upheavil in history
- A.
  
  Industrial Revolution
- B.
  
  Conquest of the Americas
- C.
  
  Enlightenment
- D.
  
  "Scramble from Africa"
8.

In the 1790's Britian's poorer classes spent more on tea and sugar than on rent ?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

St Domingues Rebellion started when?
- A.
  
  1791
- B.
  
  1793
- C.
  
  1795
- D.
  
  1797
10.

Adam Smith argued against slavery on which grounds?
- A.
  
  Humanitarian
- B.
  
  Religious
- C.
  
  Economic
- D.
  
  Common scene
11.

Who is/was Olaudah Equiano
- A.
  
  A former slave
- B.
  
  He wrote Block 4
- C.
  
  A prominent slave trader
- D.
  
  A historian frequently referenced in Block 4
12.

What was the first state to outlaw teh slave trade
- A.
  
  USA
- B.
  
  Britain
- C.
  
  France
- D.
  
  Denmark
13.

Whicj European country shipped the lagest number of slaves ?
- A.
  
  France
- B.
  
  Portugal
- C.
  
  Spain
- D.
  
  Britain
14.

Which nonconformest religious group is associated with being a major influence in the abolition/emancipation movements?
- A.
  
  Hare krishna
- B.
  
  Quakers
- C.
  
  Shakers
- D.
  
  Buddhist
15.

Who was the principal investigator and publicist for: A society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade?
- A.
  
  William Wiberforce
- B.
  
  Thomas Clarkson
- C.
  
  Adam Smith
- D.
  
  PM Pitt