William Pitt Research Paper

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William Pitt was extremely instrumental in the fight to end chattel slavery, as well. Pitt was an advocate for the end of slavery, and he was also a very close friend, confidant, and ally to Wilberforce. In 1783, at 24 years old, he was the first Prime Minister of the Tory party. With Pitt’s new position in parliament, Wilberforce gain exceptional leverage on his movement to abolish slavery.
Olaudah Equiano, abducted and enslaved at the age of 11 from his home in Nigeria. His first stop was Barbados and was sold to according to West Indies and from there sold to a British naval officer, Michael Pascal. In keeping with British and American behavior, Olaudah was stripped of his name, and given English ‘Gustavus Vassa’. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/equiano_olaudah.shtml writes, “Pascal then sold Equiano to a ship captain in London, who took him to Montserrat, where he was sold to the prominent merchant Robert King. While working as a deckhand, valet and barber for King, Equiano earned money by trading on the side. In only three years, he made enough money to buy his own freedom.” In 1789 he wrote his autobiography narrating his personal horrors as a slave, and also supported to Wilberforce’s successful eradication of slavery. …show more content…
The horror Stephen felt changed his life.” Subsequently, after returning from the Indies, it was him that recommended that they develop a different approach. He suggested that they conceal the bill as an anti-French bill. It passes, however unbeknownst to parliament; the bill also barred the British slave trade as well, the final bill soon to follow, abolishing the slave trade in its
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