1. How successful were the British at stopping the slave trade after 1807? Learning Objectives: To use historical evidence to evaluate the success of the Royal Navy in preventing the illicit slave trade after 1807. Starter: 1.What can you remember about Commodore Collier and the Henriqueta from last lesson? 2.What might this tell us about Britain and the slave trade after 1807?

2. DateName of the Where from Where bound Where belonging Under what colours Cargo VesselMasterOwner Oct 5 th L.M. Delaseont Bonny RiverGuadaloupe French567 slaves Oct 10 th “HavannahNantes“420 slaves Oct 30 th “MartiniqueNantes“320 slaves Nov 1 st La Bonnealine Centurier““““ 200 slaves (a) Nov 3 rd L’HonorieBartholemyBatholemy... River“Martinique“ 135 slaves (b) Nov 9 th Dos AmigosRamond Juan Mugica Havannah SpanishLanded + 567 slaves escaped (c) ADM 1/1: List of slave vessels boarded by HM Brig “ Black Joke ” between the 4 th October and 10 th of November 1830. Remarks and intelligence: “ These vessels all being under the French flag were of course permitted to carry away these 1642 slaves in little more than a month. ” “ The captain states that 10 French vessels for slaves are laying in the Catalan River. ” “ The slaves made their escape, the vessel sent to Sierra Leone for adjudication. ”

3. Painting of the HMS Black Joke with the slaving ships she captured.

4. How successful was the HMS Black Joke? 1.How many slaves had been taken from Africa on these boats? 2.Which countries are still trading in slaves? 3.Where are the slaves being taken to? 4.Why are some of the boats allowed to continue their journey with the slaves? 5.Extension: Is this document enough evidence to make a judgement on the West Africa Squadron?

5. What problems may have faced the West Africa Squadron in their attempts to stop the slave trade?

6. How successful was the Royal Navy in stopping the slave trade? Work in a group and look at the data for the time period you have been given. The data shows all the slave voyages which took place in the time period. Can you work out (approximately): 1.How many slaves were bought/sold. 2.Which countries were still trading slaves. 3.How many ships were captured and by who. 4.How many ships managed to completed their journey as planned. 5.What does the data suggest about how successful the British were at stopping the slave trade after 1807? Extension: Read the news article about the abolition of the slave trade; using what you have found out today, write a reply to the letters page of the newspaper.

7. Feedback: How successful were the British at stopping the slave trade? GroupWhat did the data tell you about the slave trade at this time? How successful does the data suggest the British were at stopping the slave trade? 1 2 3 4 5 6