Aim: To know about William Wilberforce
• To know who William Wilberforce is.
• To know what William Wilberforce is famous for. Who is William Wilberforce?
• William Wilberforce was a famous politician who was very well known for working towards getting slavery abolished.
“William Wilberforce” by [Ell Brown] is licensed under CC BY 2.0 William Wilberforce’s Life
• William Wilberforce was a Yorkshire man and was born in Hull in 1759, he died in 1833. • At the age of 8 his father died. • Soon after his father died, his mother became ill and he was sent to live with his aunty and uncle in London.
“London Bridge, London” by [thelibraryofcongress] is licensed under CC BY 2.0 William Wilberforce’s Life
• William’s mother recovered and William moved back to Hull with her. • When he was 18 he went to Cambridge University. • Whilst at university, he met someone called William Pitt, who later became Prime Minister.
“Untitled” by [cornelluniversitylibrary] is licensed under CC BY 2.0 William Wilberforce’s Beliefs
• William was an evangelical Christian. • He felt that everyone was equal in the eyes of God, and should be treated equally. • He wanted to make changes in Britain to make things fairer for lots of people. William Wilberforce’s Passion
• William wanted to help people so he became a member of Parliament. • William met a man called John Newton, a man who traded people. • This was called ‘the slave trade’. • John Newton had stopped trading in people because it was wrong.
“Untitled” by [floridamemory] is licensed under CC BY 2.0 The Slave Trade
• William agreed with John and thought the slave trade was wrong. • William had a think about what he could do to stop the slave trade. X • He used his job as an MP to tell people about how bad the slave trade was. • His friend Thomas Clarkson helped him. The Slave Trade
• Some people did not want the slave trade to be stopped because they would lose money. • William was determined to get rid of slavery and so carried on with his work for 18 years! • He tried and tried and failed and failed. • Finally in 1833 slavery was abolished! Task
In pairs, create a fact file about William Wilberforce that you could give to someone else in another class.
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1. What is William Wilberforce famous for?
2. How many years did William Wilberforce try and stop slavery?
3. What year did William Wilberforce finally get rid of slavery ?
4. What is slavery?