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

TRUE FALSE

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

TRUE FALSE

A male slave had only 9 inches (23 cm) space on a slave ship

TRUE FALSE

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

TRUE FALSE

Slavery was finally abolished in the United States in 1865

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Slavery was finally abolished in the United States in 1865

TRUE FALSE

By the 1730s Britain was the largest European slave-trading nation

TRUE FALSE

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

TRUE FALSE

£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.

TRUE FALSE

TRUE FALSE

Approximately 80% of the people trafficked in the world today are women and girls,

and up to 50% are minors.

TRUE FALSE

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

TRUE FALSE

In some countries, children as youngas 11 are forced to join the army and fight

TRUE FALSE

In some countries, children as youngas 11 are forced to join the army and fight