A Long and Illustrious History
Which act abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire was passed?
AThe Emancipation Act 1807
BThe Slave Trade Act 1807 ✓
CThe Abolition Act 1833
DThe Freedom Act 1815
Explanation
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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