A Long and Illustrious History
Who was a leading campaigner for the abolition of the slave trade?
AWilliam Wilberforce ✓
BWilliam Gladstone
CRobert Peel
DJohn Wesley
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is William Wilberforce.
William Wilberforce was the leading campaigner for the abolition of the slave trade. He was an MP who worked for many years to end the slave trade, which was finally abolished in 1807.
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