Imagine it is 1781 and you have just read about the captain who threw 140 slaves
into the sea. You are horrified and you
want to help end the slave trade.
Read these suggestions. Which do you
think is the best? Why?
boycott slave-produced goods
• write letters to politicians
go to hear speeches by abolitionists
• tell family and friends what you think
Write a letter to a friend. Say what you
think about the slave trade and why, and
what you are going to do.
Dear..
Have you heard about...?
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