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A Long and Illustrious History

The first formal anti-slavery groups in Britain were set up by which religious group?

AThe Methodists
BThe Baptists
CThe Puritans
DThe Quakers

Answer & explanation

The correct answer is The Quakers.

The first formal anti-slavery groups were set up by the Quakers in the late 1700s, and they petitioned Parliament to ban the practice.

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