World History

Olaudah Equiano was instrumental in bringing the details of the Zong massacre to the attention of Granville Sharp and the wider British public.

The Clapham Sect was a group of evangelical reformers, and William Wilberforce was its most prominent and driving force.

Granville Sharp took up the case of Jonathan Strong in 1765 after discovering him in a destitute state in London. This case was a pivotal moment in the legal battle against slavery in Britain.

The Bishop of Exeter, Henry Phillpotts, was a prominent slave owner who received significant financial compensation following the 1833 Act.

William Wilberforce introduced his first motion for the abolition of the slave trade in the House of Commons in 1791.

Wilberforce worked closely with several political allies, including Charles James Fox, who was a strong supporter of the abolitionist cause in Parliament.

Historians estimate that approximately 12 million Africans were forcibly transported across the Atlantic during the period of the transatlantic slave trade.

The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade (or The Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade) was a British abolitionist group, formed on 22 May 1787, by twelve men who gathered together at a printing shop in London. The Society worked to educate the public about the abuses of the slave trade; it achieved the abolition of the international slave trade in 1807, enforced by the Royal Navy. Three Anglicans were founding members: Thomas Clarkson, campaigner, and author of an influential essay against the slave trade; Granville Sharp who, as a lawyer, had long been involved in the support and prosecution of cases on behalf of enslaved Africans; and Philip Sansom. Hence, Option A is correct. Among the rest, Thomas Paine was an England-born political philosopher and writer who supported revolutionary causes in America and Europe. Published in 1776 to international acclaim, Common Sense was the first pamphlet to advocate American independence. William Pitt the Younger was a prominent British Tory statesman of the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. He became the youngest Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1783 at the age of 24 and the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as of January 1801. None of the other options advocated the abolition of slavery, hence, incorrect. 

To recover the massive debts incurred during the French and Indian War, the British Parliament imposed several taxes on the American colonies, such as the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act. These taxes were a primary cause of colonial resentment leading to the American Revolution.

The French and Indian War, known globally as the Seven Years' War, concluded with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. This treaty resulted in France ceding most of its North American territories to Britain.

George Washington's military career began during the French and Indian War. He served as a lieutenant colonel in the Virginia Regiment, notably leading the expedition that resulted in the skirmish at Jumonville Glen.

Colonial soldiers often faced poor treatment and lack of respect from British regular officers. At Crown Point, tensions escalated when colonial troops felt humiliated by demotions or perceived slights to their rank and status.

Both the British and the French relied heavily on Native American alliances throughout the war. Native American tribes were strategic partners who provided essential knowledge of the terrain and military support to both sides.

The Battle of Jumonville Glen in May 1754 is widely considered the opening engagement of the French and Indian War. George Washington led a small force of Virginians and Mingo warriors against a French detachment.