Sugar Boycott

Question 1

What was the Sugar Boycott?

Answer 1

The public refusal to buy sugar produced by Slave’s plantations

Question 2

What was being produced and when?

Answer 2

By 1791 thousands of pamphlets were produced to encourage people to boycott sugar

Question 3

What was the significance of the boycott?

Answer 3

It was the first national boycott in British history and was a huge success by women

Question 4

How many people boycotted?

Answer 4

300,000-400,000 , mostly women

Question 5

What was the result?

Answer 5

Sales of sugar dropped, sales of sugar from India where slaves were not used increased