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Mаtch the sensоry receptоr tо the stimulus it responds to (i.e. its аdequаte stimulus)
The cаmpаign tо end the slаve trade in Britain was led by William Wilberfоrce, a member оf Parliament and a life long reformer. But the real engine behind abolition was its public following. This effort was led by Thomas Clarkson. It was his research, carried out among sailors in British slave ports, that yielded astonishing and undeniable data about the slave trade. Clarkson covered 35,000 miles between 1787 and 1794, lecturing wherever he went and gathering information for use in the cause. He spoke to packed audiences in churches, chapels, and meeting halls. At the docksides, sailors told him the squalid details of life (and death) on the ships. What those men said - about the nature of enslavement on the African coast, about African rebellion, and the violent repression, about the miseries of the Atlantic crossing- all added up to a picture of systematic brutality that shocked even those already opposed to the slave trade. After 1793, the issue of ending the slave trade continued to be debated and rejected by Parliament. In 1798, Wilberforce decided not to press for abolition until times changed. After a short peace in 1802 and Napoleon's reintroduction of slavery into French colonies, Wilberforce again brought abolition to the House of Commons, but again the Lords resisted. It was only the death of Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger in January 1806 and the creation of a new government that made abolition possible – the new Cabinet had abolitionists within its ranks. Following a general election in 1806, the House of Commons was filled with abolitionist members and the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act was passed by 283 votes to 16. But the campaign was only partially successful. Other nations continued to trade in enslaved Africans after 1807, and the institution of slavery remained in place in the British colonies until 1838. Even so, the ending of the British slave trade was a remarkable accomplishment and Great Britain became the Atlantic's major abolitionist power. QUESTIONS: 1. What strategies did abolitionists use to educate the public about the reality of the slave trade? 2. What led to the ultimate victory for abolitionists and passage of the Slave Trade Act? 3. Can public opinion successfully influence government action today? Support your answer with an example. Your answer must be in your own words- do not use direct quotes. Your answer must be a minimum of 75 words.