United KingdomHistory 96 · History
What did the law passed by Parliament in 1807 do?
- aIt made it illegal to trade slaves on British ships or from British portsCorrect answer
- bIt freed every enslaved person in the British Empire straight away
- cIt gave every man in Britain the right to vote in general elections
- dIt gave independence to the American colonies after the war
Why?
The 1807 Act ended British involvement in the trade in enslaved people. Slavery itself continued in the Empire until a later Act in 1833.
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