A Long and Illustrious History
Which act abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire was passed?
AThe Abolition Act 1833
BThe Slave Trade Act 1807 ✓
CThe Emancipation Act 1807
DThe Freedom Act 1815
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is The Slave Trade Act 1807.
The Slave Trade Act of 1807 abolished the slave trade in the British Empire. William Wilberforce was the leading campaigner for this change. Slavery itself was abolished throughout the British Empire in 1833.
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