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6 marksDisintegration of Slave Systems

CAPE History Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2 · Question 4(a)

Extracts relating to the dismantlement of slave systems in the Caribbean (Document I: Resolutions for Abolition of Colonial Slavery by Stanley, 1833; Document II: Petition presented by Mr Bennett et al., 1833; Document III: Ministerial plan for the abolition of slavery, 1833).

With reference to Document I, explain why some members of Parliament in Britain supported the emancipation of the enslaved in the Caribbean, including TWO reasons in your response.

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  1. 4(b)(i)Explain the perception held of the enslaved as reflected in Document II.[3 marks]
  2. 4(b)(ii)Give TWO reasons for the petition presented in Document II.[6 marks]
  3. 4(c)(i)With reference to Document III, explain ONE way in which the Emancipation Act in the British or French or Spanish territories benefited the planters.[3 marks]
  4. 4(c)(ii)With reference to Document III, explain ONE way in which the Emancipation Act in the British or French or Spanish territories was a disadvantage to the…[3 marks]
  5. 4(d)With reference to Documents I, II and III, explain THREE strategies used by the abolitionists to bring about the ending of chattel slavery in the Caribbean.[9 marks]

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