NAME DATE CLASS netw rks The Age of Exploration Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce for classroom use. 1. Making Inferences Why do you think Wilberforce expressed his inadequacy for the task he had taken on? ___ 2. Determining Cause and Effect Why did he blame all of Parliament, including himself, for allowing the slave trade to continue, rather than specifically blaming only those who supported the trade?