Britain and the world - class-VII
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Number of Questions: 129 | |
Created by: Arav Srivastava | |
Tags: history the beginnings of empire |
How was immunity gained for smallpox?
Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London was erected to celebrate his ___________.
In which battle did the British suffer 70000 casualties in a day?
Which navy was defeated by Admiral Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Who introduced a smallpox inoculation in Britain in 1717?
In which country did the Wright Brothers the first controlled, sustained and powered flight?
How was mercantile trade in Britain protected?
_______ is a trading system designed to protect British industry and control trade.
Which one of the following events resulted in the US becoming the most powerful country in the world?
Who was mainly responsible for building new trading links for the British Empire?
Emergence of laissez-faire trade system can be traced to the writings of _____________.
The book 'The Wealth of Nations' promoted the concept of _________.
British governments started pursuing a laissez-faire approach towards trade in the ______.
Support for mercantilism almost disappeared around the _________.
Britain became a leading trading nation in the ________.
Which of the following were important ports in Britain?
Which of the following factors did not encourage trade in Britain in the 19th century?
What was Adam Smith's attitude towards protectionism?
Which policy secured Britain's position as a leading trading nation during the 19th century?
How did iron, steam-powered ships encourage trade in Britain?
What were effects of slave trade in the social and economic life of Britain?
Whose work was partly financed by the West Indian slave trade?
Many slaves worked on sugar and cotton plantations in the __________.
Rope factories emerged in ________ by 1774.
The East India Company was in operation during which time period?
Which was the vital material for Britain's growing industries?
From where were slaves purchased by the British?
To which regions were the slaves from Africa transported?
Slave trade was practiced by Britain in _______________.
Who were the slaves sold off to by the British?
Slaves were organised to work from ________ to __________.
What attracted the British to the West Indies?
Which slave ship carried 600 slaves when it could carry only 451?
How much did the sugar intake of British people increase from 1700 to 1800?
How did the slave owners control the slaves?
How did Britain control their settlements in the West Indies?
In 1655, the British took control of Jamaica from the __________.
With whom did Britain fight the Seven Years' War?
The island of St Domingue belonged to ________.
Who were the Maroons?
Who did the slaves of St Domingue defeat to get independence?
What was Haiti formerly known as before it became independent in 1804?
In 1831, a slave rebellion broke out in _________.
Who was the King of England during the rebellion in Jamaica in 1831?
Under whose leadership did the slaves of St Domingue defeat the British in 1804?
Which rebellion convinced the British Prime Minister Earl Grey that slavery should be abolished?
Which British Prime Minister believed that slavery should be abolished?
St Domingue was renamed as Haiti in _______.
The 1831 rebellion in Jamaica was led by _________.
Which island was formed by the slaves after defeating the British in 1804?
Why did a slave rebellion break out in Jamaica in 1831?
Which two countries were mainly involved in the Napoleonic Wars?
What did the slaves do when they rebelled in St Domingue in 1791?
How did the British treat the Maroons?
What was the compensation given to slave owners to set their slaves free?
What did the abolitionists want the abolition of?
How many years did it take for the island of Haiti to get independent?
Who established the Society for Abolition of Slave Trade?
Who among the following was NOT an abolitionist?
What was composition of the population in the Americas in the 1820s?
The autobiography of Olaudah Equiano was published in _______.
Who among the following supported Thomas Clarkson in his anti-slavery campaign?
Clarkson collected a variety of items used on ships to show the cruelty of the slavery system. Which one of the following was NOT one of them?
What was the composition of the organization Sons of Africa?
Consider the following statements about the organization Sons of Africa:
(i) It consisted of 15 men who campaigned against slavery.
(ii) Olaudah Equiano was a member of the organization.
(iii) Thomas Clarkson opposed this organization.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
What did Olaudah Equiano reveal in his autobiography?
When did Jonathan Strong finally get legally free?
Granville Sharp took up the cause of a slave called ___________.
What medium did Equiano use to talk about the slavery system?
Consider the following statements:
(i) Granville Sharp freed Jonathan Strong from his owner David Lisle.
(ii) It took him 7 years to get him freed.
Which of the above statement/s is/are false?
Consider the following statements:
(i) Jonathan Strong was a black slave.
(ii) He was beaten up and thrown into the streets by his owner.
(iii) His case was taken up by Granville Sharp.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
The Abolition of Slave Trade Act was passed in the year _______.
(i) William Wilberforce was a Member of the British Parliament.
(ii) With his support, the British Government passed the Abolition of Slave Trade Act in 1818.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements:
(i) The 'Slave Ship Zong' was a case where 133 sick slaves were thrown overboard.
(ii) It was Granville Sharp's most famous case.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Which case of Granville Sharp gained national publicity?
Consider the following statements regarding the Abolition of Slave Trade Act:
(i) It abolished the buying and selling of slaves in the British Empire.
(ii) It ended the ownership of slaves.
(iii) Under it, British sea captains caught carrying slaves were fined.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
(i) Producing diagrams
(ii) Collecting items from slave ships
(iii) Publishing pamphlets
Which of the above methods was used by Clarkson to show the cruelty of slave trade?
(i) Thomas Clarkson
(ii) William Wilberforce
(iii) Granville Sharp
(iv) Jonathan Strong
Who among the above personalities played an important role in the anti-slavery campaign in Britain?
Which Member of Parliament supported the anti-slavery campaign of Clarkson?
Who helped to bring to the attention of the British public the case of Slave Ship Zong?
What inspired Wilberforce to join the anti-slavery campaign?
Who was the driving force of the Clapham Sect?
(i) William Wilberforce got the bill against slave trade passed in his first attempt.
(ii) He introduced the Bill in the House of Lords.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
Who among the following was NOT a member of the Clapham Sect?
Who believed that slavery in all forms should be abolished?
Who among the following was a Member of the British Parliament?
Consider the following statements:
(i) Slave trade was abolished in 1833 in Britain.
(ii) Slavery was abolished in 1865 in Britain.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
The cause of the black slave Jonathan Strong was taken up by Granville Sharp in _______.
The Clapham Sect was a sect composed of _________.
When did Wilberforce first enter the Parliament?
The 1833 Act freed slaves aged below ______.
(i) People in Britain still owned slaves after slave trade was abolished in 1807.
(ii) After the 1833 Act, slaves of all ages were freed.
Which of the above statement/s is/are INCORRECT?
Consider the following statements:
(i) Thomas Buxton convinced Wilberforce to change his views on slavery.
(ii) In 1825, Wilberforce retired from the House of Commons.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
The Bishop of _________ had 665 slaves and received 12700 pounds as compensation.
How did abolition of slavery affect the British Government?
What was done to the slaves above the age of six?
What was the effect of abolition of slavery on the slave owners?
(i) The 1807 Act abolished slavery.
(ii) The 1833 Act abolished slave trade.
(iii) By 1840s, most of the slaves were freed in Britain.
Which of the above statements are INCORRECT?
The British Parliament passed the Slavery Abolition Act in ______.
Majority of the slaves were freed by the _______.
Consider the following statements:
(i) Abolition of slavery had no negative consequences.
(ii) The freed slaves immediately got educated and had a high standard of living.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
Consider the following statements about the 'Trade Triangle':
(i) It was supported by Britain.
(ii) Britain sent to goods to Africa in exchange for slaves.
(iii) The slaves were then transported to the Americas and sold to plantation owners.
(iv) The raw materials were then sent back to Britain.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
(i) Slaves were mainly sent to South America.
(ii) More than half of the slaves that were sent died during the voyage.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
(i) By the 1820s, British governments promoted mercantilism.
(ii) The British merchants rejected the laissez-faire approach to trade.
Which of the above statement/s is are correct?
Which of the following was/were negative consequences of abolition of slavery?
After 1833, the plantation owners had to hire workers from ___________.
Wilberforce introduced his first anti-slavery Bill in the House of Commons in the year _______.
The economies of the West Indies Islands depended on _________.
Wilberforce used his connections with the politician ___________ to help end slave trade.
What was the effect of abolition of slavery on the lives of the slaves?
Which of the following ingredients was added to the diets of the common people in Britain due to slave trade?
Britain's Industrial Revolution was financed by the slave trade in _____________.
(i) Many slaves worked on rice and wheat plantations in the West Indies.
(ii) Cotton was the most important raw material for the Industrial Revolution in Britain.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
How much would a Slave Trader make per slave on his voyage from Britain to America (via Africa)?
The Slave Trade was also known as:
Which factories emerged in Liverpool in 1774?
(i) Slave trade created many new jobs in England.
(ii) Many new refineries and factories came in England during the 18th century.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
What did James Watts work with?
Slave trade was mainly driven by __________.
What was the name of the Slave ship where the Captain threw alive slaves overboard?
The Act of Emancipation came into effect on:
What is another name for The Middle Passage?
How many Africans were taken to the New World during the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
Some cities in Britain became very rich from the slave trade, especially:
Britain is a group of islands off the north-west coast of _________.
Who set up the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade?
Which one of the following was not a provision of the Emancipation Act?
Which of the following slave revolts was widely publicized by abolitionists to gain support for the abolition of slavery?
Who fought in parliament to abolish slavery?