Zong Massacre

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Migration to Britain c.1000–2010.

Definition

The 1781 mass murder of 133 enslaved Africans on the ship Zong for insurance purposes, which became a landmark scandal for the abolitionist movement.

Exam Context

Zong Massacre appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Thematic Studies, especially Migration to Britain c.1000–2010 and Migration c.1500–1900.

British Thematic Studies Migration to Britain c.1000–2010 Migration c.1500–1900

Found in Revision Notes

British Thematic Studies

African Migration and Communities (c.1500–1900)

Migration to Britain c.1000–2010 • Migration c.1500–1900

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