When did Great Britain abolish slavery?

Answer 1

Trading in slaves was outlawed by the Slave Trade Act passed by the British Parliament in March 1807.

It was still permissable to "own" slaves until the Slavery Abolition Act which was passed in August 1833.

Answer 2

The irony of the British Empire's abolishment of slavery is shallow when it enslaved tens of millions of people in its vast colonial empire. They also did not discriminate against race. The established colonies and ruled Blacks, Asians,and whomever else lived in a territory that contained wealth to be exploited.

Great Britain abolished slavery in the 1920's

great Britain were very nice to the black people.

In fact, Britain abolished slavery in 1807.

Actually, Britain only abolished the trans-Atlantic slave trade in 1807. It was still legal to own and keep slaves until 1833.

The Slavery Abolition Act was passed in 1833 which emancipated all slaves in the British Empire.

Although it is true that the Slave Trade Act of 1807 legally abolished the slave trade, and the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 legally abolished slavery in the country there was no slave ownership or trade happening in Britain at the time of these Acts of Parliament. In terms of emancipation both acts were predated by a legal case brought in 1772.

James Somersett, a slave owned by an north American colonist from Boston, MA, had been brought to England as a personal servant. But, as Mr Somersett had not been purchased or sold in England he absconded and sued for his own freedom. The subsequent judgment found that slavery did not exist in England, so Mr Somersett kept his freedom. The case emancipated thousands (10,000+) who had been brought into the country as domestic servants of traders.

The subsequent Acts of Parliament cleared any legal gray areas, but unlike much of the rest of Europe slavery had no legal standing in Britain since the middle-ages.

1834

Answer 3

New York did enact a bill in 1799, which did end slavery over time.

Answer 4

In 1808