1.  starter activity
Why was this plaque, designed by Josiah Wedgwood, so successful in helping to abolish slavery by British traders?

2. Why was slavery abolished?
 Key words: abolition petition
Why was slavery abolished?
 LOs
To identify at least 5 different methods used to abolish slavery
To evaluate which was the most successful
TBAT explain positive & negative outcomes of abolition

3.  Your task
Read about the different methods used by abolitionists to abolish slavery. Make a list of them in your notes.
Decide which were the most effective and rank them
Write a judgement paragraph explaining which you think would have been most successful?
Extension. What methods do people use today to achieve changes in government policies?

4. How did campaigners end the slave trade?
Meetings
Books (e.g. Olaudah Equiano)
Petitions
Posters
Cartoons
Poems
Letters to newspapers
Why was Olaudah Equiano one of the one successful abolitionist campaigners?

5.  Your task Read p. 120-1 in ‘Collins KS3 History’.
Who was William Wilberforce? What steps did he take to end slavery?
When was slavery finally abolished?
Make a list of winners & losers from the slave trade
Extension. Write a judgement on who won or lost overall with the abolition of slavery

6. William Wilberforce Anti-slavery campaigner, MP, committed Christian
Became an MP
Made speeches against slavery
Used his connections with powerful politicians
Introduced bills in parliament
Charles Fox

7. When did slavery eventually end?
1807, illegal to for British traders to buy or sell humans
Slaves continued to work in plantations
1833, slavery completely abolished
Other nations followed, e.g. America
William Wilberforce, one of the strongest campaigners for the abolition of slavery. Why was he so successful in raising public awareness of the horrors of the slave trade?

8. Who won on balance? Winners
Slave owners compensated, e.g. Bishop of Exeter received £12,700
Abolitionists won their fight
By 1840s most slaves freed
Losers
Only slaves under 6 yrs freed in 1833
Former slaves lost homes & employment
Former slaves poorly prepared for life in free world
Economy of West Indies went into decline

9.  Homework What position your character would have on the debate
You are going to take part in a debate about the abolition of slavery. You will be given role cards indicating whether you think the trade should be abolished or continued. You will have to suspend your natural, modern opinions and put yourselves into the shoes of actual C19th people! A speaker will decide who should speak and which side made the most effective points. Consider the following:
What position your character would have on the debate
Why your character would want slavery to be abolished or continue
Ways of undermining your opponents arguments
Examples from your knowledge that support your views
Rhetorical language that will make your point effectively

10.  Extension
Conduct some research into the life of Wilberforce. Find out why he became such an avid campaigner against slavery and what his connection with Sandgate was?

11.  Your task
Imagine you have been asked by the abolitionists to give a speech in Parliament to support the banning of the slave trade. Write a speech, (1 side A4 minimum) including some or all of the following points
Explain what happens during each stage of the Triangular Trade
Tell us about living conditions on slave ships and on plantations
Point out the methods of campaigning used by abolitionists like Olaudah Equiano & William Wilberforce
Sum up why the slave trade must finish
 Finish with a powerful and memorable concluding statement (e.g. like the quote from Wedgwood’s plaque)

12.  Success criteria Needs to improve Nearly there Wow factor!
Only 2 or 3 bullet points
Limited examples from notes
Needs to be more persuasive
Includes nearly all the bullet points
Uses some technical vocabulary and examples from notes
Beginning to persuade
Includes all the bullet points
Uses appropriate detail and technical vocabulary
Is extremely persuasive

13.  Plenary Define abolitionist
Five methods used by abolitionists to end slavery
How did Wilberforce help?
Winners & losers?
Extension. How important was Wilberforce in ending slavery?