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