Slavery Quiz
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About 50 per cent of slaves sent to the New World were children
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About 50 per cent of slaves sent to the New World were children
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The transatlantic slave trade lasted for 200 years.
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The transatlantic slave trade lasted for 200 years.
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A male slave had only 9 inches (23 cm) space on a slave ship
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A male slave had only 9 inches (23 cm) space on a slave ship
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The 1807 parliamentary act abolished slavery
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The 1807 parliamentary act abolished slavery
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There are an estimated 246 million child labourers in the world
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There are an estimated 246 million child labourers in the world
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Slavery was finally abolished in the United States in 1865
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Slavery was finally abolished in the United States in 1865
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By the 1730s Britain was the largest European slave-trading nation
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By the 1730s Britain was the largest European slave-trading nation
TRUE FALSE
£20 million was paid to plantation owners and to freed slaves when slavery was
abolished in the Caribbean
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£20 million was paid to plantation owners and to freed slaves when slavery was
abolished in the Caribbean
Approximately 80% of the people trafficked in the world today are women and girls,
and up to 50% are minors.
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TRUE FALSE
Approximately 80% of the people trafficked in the world today are women and girls,
and up to 50% are minors.
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There is only one form of slavery today
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There is only one form of slavery today
The slave ships’ voyage from Britain to Africacould take anything from four weeks
to over two months
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TRUE FALSE
The slave ships’ voyage from Britain to Africacould take anything from four weeks
to over two months
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In some countries, children as youngas 11 are forced to join the army and fight
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In some countries, children as youngas 11 are forced to join the army and fight