Atlantic Slave Trade quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   In what year did Britain outlaw the slave trade?

   Answer: 1807

   Why: The act banned the trade but did not end slavery itself, which Britain abolished in its colonies only in 1833.

2. 2 Medium

   Whose ships carried the most captives across the Atlantic?

   Answer: Portugal

   Why: Britain came second, its ships carrying about 3.3 million Africans against Portugal's 5.8 million.

3. 3 Hard

   Which European country first outlawed transatlantic slave trading?

   Answer: Denmark

   Why: Denmark's 1792 ban only took effect in 1803, still four years ahead of Britain's 1807 law.

4. 4 Easy

   Which ship's 1839 captive revolt became a Steven Spielberg film?

   Answer: Amistad

   Why: Former US president John Quincy Adams argued their case before the Supreme Court, which declared them free in 1841.

5. 5 Medium

   Which British port sent out the most slave-trading voyages?

   Answer: Liverpool

   Why: In the trade's last years, 1793 to 1807, about 85% of British slave voyages sailed from Liverpool.

6. 6 Hard

   Who headed the Royal African Company before becoming king?

   Answer: James II

   Why: Many captives the company shipped were branded with the initials of the Duke of York.