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William Wilberforce

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

Name: 

Date: 

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/william-wilberforce

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. When was William Wilberforce born?

  2. 2. When did William Wilberforce die?

  3. 3. What is the political career?

  4. 4. What is the religious affiliation?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Slave Trade Abolition

  • Evangelicalism

  • Lobbying

  • Emancipation

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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