Question

Prosecution of the Zong massacre was encouraged by an early opponent of this practice, Granville Sharp. It’s not drinking, but James Oglethorpe asked for this practice to be banned in Georgia (10[1])by Parliament. Lord Mansfield ruled against this practice in the case Somerset v. Stewart. In protest of this practice, a medallion depicting a man kneeling was designed by Josiah Wedgwood. William Wilberforce’s campaigns led to the eventual abolishment of this practice in the United Kingdom with an 1833 act. For 10 points, name this practice of owning another human, whose chattel form was widely practiced on plantations. ■END■

ANSWER: slavery [accept word forms like enslavement or enslaving people; accept chattel slavery; accept slave trade]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Maya KvaratskheliaNotre Dame APurdue A3010

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY1100%0%0%30.00