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Zorluk: OrtaThe British Empire and Trade

The campaign to end slavery in the British Empire was led by influential figures such as William Wilberforce and Olaudah Equiano. While the trade of enslaved people was made illegal in 1807, which Act was passed in 1833 to abolish slavery itself throughout most of the British Empire?

  1. The Emancipation ActCevap
  2. B
    The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act
  3. C
    The Reform Act
  4. D
    The Factory Act

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The Emancipation Act was passed in 1833 to abolish slavery throughout most of the British Empire.
The correct answer is the Emancipation Act because it was specifically passed in 1833 to abolish slavery throughout most of the British Empire, fulfilling the long-term goals of abolitionists like William Wilberforce.

Adım Adım Çözüm

1
Distinguish between the two major pieces of anti-slavery legislation.
Identify that the 1807 Act targeted the trade, while a later Act targeted the status of slavery.
The 'Life in the UK' handbook differentiates between the 1807 ban on trading and the 1833 ban on ownership.
2
Recall the specific name and date associated with the total abolition of slavery.
The 1833 legislation is known as the Emancipation Act.
This Act followed years of campaigning by figures like Wilberforce and Equiano to end the institution entirely.

Anahtar Kavram

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

İpuçları

1
Think about the difference between stopping the 'trade' of people and freeing the people who were already enslaved.
2
The Act passed in 1807 stopped the ships from carrying enslaved people, but it took until 1833 for a new law to free those in the colonies.
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