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6 marksDisintegration of Slave Systems

CAPE History Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2 · Question 4(a)

Question 4 is based on three documents relating to the dismantling of the slave system in the Caribbean: Document I describes a 'scramble' sale of enslaved people; Document II is an 1808 letter regarding economic factors and the slave trade; Document III is an 1833 speech by Secretary Stanley concerning gradual emancipation.

With reference to Document I, outline THREE reasons put forward by the abolitionist lobby for the abolition of the slave trade to the British Caribbean.

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  1. 4(b)With reference to Document II, explain THREE reasons put forward by the planters against the abolition of the slave trade.[9 marks]
  2. 4(c)With reference to Document III, explain TWO reasons for the gradual approach taken by the abolitionists to the ending of slavery.[6 marks]
  3. 4(d)With reference to Documents I, II and III, discuss THREE factors that prompted the move from the gradual approach to the immediate ending of slavery.[9 marks]

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