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During the 18th and 19th centuries, the British Empire expanded its global reach through both the commercial activities of the East India Company and the work of social reformers at home. After the trade of enslaved people was made illegal in 1807, which major milestone was achieved by the Act of Parliament passed in 1833?

  1. The total abolition of slavery throughout most of the British EmpireAnswer
  2. B
    The prohibition of the buying and selling of enslaved people on British ships
  3. C
    The formal transfer of Indian administration from the East India Company to the Crown
  4. D
    The extension of the right to vote to all male householders in industrial towns

Answer

The 1833 Act achieved the total abolition of slavery throughout most of the British Empire.
The correct answer is correct because while the trade of enslaved people was abolished in 1807, it took another 26 years of campaigning by figures like William Wilberforce for Parliament to pass the Act that abolished slavery throughout most of the Empire in 1833.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Differentiate between the two major anti-slavery laws.
Identify that 1807 ended the trade (buying/selling), while 1833 ended the practice of slavery itself.
The 'Life in the UK' handbook emphasizes the distinction between these two dates and their specific impacts.
2
Connect the year 1833 to its specific legislative outcome.
Confirm that 1833 matches the abolition of slavery across the Empire.
This date is a key factual requirement for the history section of the exam.

Key Concept

The distinction between the Abolition of the Slave Trade (1807) and the Abolition of Slavery (1833).

Practice More

Review the roles of William Wilberforce and Olaudah Equiano in the abolitionist movement.
Estimated Time:45s
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