SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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slavery got worse
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slavery was abolished in the British empire
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -There were lots of different factors that led to the 1833 Abolition Act. Slave revolts, home grown abolition movements, religious arguments, government policies and the economy.
Detailed explanation-2: -The abolition of slavery released the formerly enslaved into poverty, and prompted the British to mine new parts of the empire for ‘slave labour’. The result was the, sometimes forced, migration of Asian men and women to the Caribbean.
Detailed explanation-3: -Slavery was abolished only because Britain no longer needed slavery in order to make money for the country.
Detailed explanation-4: -Slavery Abolition Act 1833 – Abolished Slavery Throughout the British Empire. In the year 1833, Slavery Abolition Act received Royal Assent and came into effect on 1st August 1834. Passed in the parliament of the United Kingdom, the act aimed to abolish slavery in various parts of the British Empire.