Assignment 2.3

Answer the folloing questions.

• Who were the promiant members of the Abolitionists movement. How long did it take to achieve their goals?

• What kind of role did religion play in movement?

Question for discussion:

• During the parliamentary debates all the big names (two of them were prime minister)  of parliament supported of the abolition. Who were these 'big names' ?

• Why on Earth did it take so long?

Activity:

Find out more about the transatlantic slave trade. Make diagram about the number of slaves transported from Africa to the West Indies