ENGL 3207H Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: James Wolfe, John Bunyan, Olaudah Equiano
20 Apr 2016
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Slavery allowing the british empire to expand foundation of the empire. 1783-1792 (heyday of protest) (1793) colonel john graves simcoe, governor of upper canada, banned the importation of slaves. 1811: slave trading made a felony in the british empire. Parliament passes the slavery abolition act that gave all slaves in the british empire their freedom. Surely this is a new refinement in cruelty (763-4) Very prominent people members of government. Aligning himself with the people speaking out about slavery. Shipped from nigeria at age 11 to plantations in barbados and virginia. Sold to a royal navy officer, renamed gustavus vassa . 1758: sailed with general james wolfe to canada; fought at the siege of. 1773: accompanied horatio nelson in expedition to the artic. 1780s: commissary to the british expedition to colonize former american *** Written by himself indicating who wrote it.
