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If enough people want a law to be changed, then they can get it changed.
Originally in the UK itself, slavery was not legally recognised, nor was it prohibited. So it definitely happened, it was just overlooked.
However during a particular court case, a legal precedent was set that a man is property only to himself, officially outlawing slavery in the UK.
From there, people argued that if a person is free as soon as they are on British soil, the same should apply to her colonies too. Slavery was eventually abolished in the colonies. Not only that, but the Royal Navy worked against the slave trade outside the empire too.
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∙ 11y agoThe reason why the British wanted to end the transatlantic slave trade was because they lost their colonies that became the United States and they didn't want competition from othe countries including the newly formed United States.Don't believe any of that crap about them ending it because of humanitarian reasons.
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∙ 9y agoBritain itself was - contrary to what the question suggests - an early abolitionist, its Parliament passing a law that abolished the slave trade though the whole of the Empire in 1807. Britain then put considerable pressure on other slave-trading nations to abolish the trade as well and it actively patrolled the African coast to catch slave ships, freeing some 150,000 slaves in the process.
Slavery itself (not the trade) took longer to abolish, on the one side because of the economic ruin that it would cause in Britain's West Indies colonies and sugar industry, on the other hand because in many of its colonies slavery was a local tradition which was very hard to stamp out. It has to be remembered that although the transatlantic slave trade shows impressive numbers, those numbers are totally dwarfed by the numbers of slaves held by Africans themselves, as well as the number of slaves held in all Arab and Asian countries at the time. Their rulers never looked kindly on British efforts to do away with what they considered the backbone of their society and economy.
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∙ 14y ago1833. (Slave trading ended in 1807).
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Why is William Wilberforce famous for?
He was leader of a movement to abolish the slave trade. His campaign led to the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 which abolished slavery in most of the British Empire
When was Britain involved in slave trade?
Captain John Hawkins started the British slave trade in 1562. It came to America in 1619. The British got out of the slave trade in 1807.
Who was a British opponent of the slave trade?
British opponents of the slave trade were Americans and French because the Americans did not like slaves and they did not want there to be slaves in British territories
Who made the slave trade end?
British
What is the situation with the ships flying American flags that William Wilberforce came up with to abolish the slave trade?
This situation involved introducing a bill to ban British subjects from aiding or participating in the slave trade to the French colonies, It was a smart move, as the majority of the ships were flying American flags, though manned by British crews and sailing out of Liverpool. The Foreign Slave Trade Act was quickly passed and the tactic proved successful. The new legislation effectively prohibited two-thirds of the British slave trade. In the long run, many MPs who had benefited from the slave trade lost their financial support, and ultimately their position in parliament. This opened the way for Wilberforce to make another attempt to pass an Abolition bill, when all previous attempts had failed.
Who tried to abolish the slave trade?
Thomas Clarkson
Who has the power to abolish the slave trade?
Abraham Lincoln
Why did it take so long to abolish the slave trade in Britain?
because of the money Britain was getting from the slave trade
When did England abolish the slave trade?
On the 25th of March 1807.
Why did the US abolish slave trade?
Abraham Lincoln got over 7500 people to protest against slave trade
What statement best summarizes the abolition of slavery in the British Empire?
great britain outlawed the slave trade, but it did no abolish slavery until later decades
Why did it take so long to abolish the slave trade in East Africa?
There are many reasons why it took so long to abolish the slave trade in East Africa. The main reason is that some of the people within the communities were benefiting from slave trade and were therefore slow to react.
How do you use the word abolished in a sentence?
William Wilberforce worked to abolish the slave trade.
Why is William Wilberforce famous for?
He was leader of a movement to abolish the slave trade. His campaign led to the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 which abolished slavery in most of the British Empire
What role did William Wilberforce play in the abolition of slavery in the British Empire'?
He was an early leader of the movement to abolish slavery and helped found the Anti-Slavery Society.
What was abolished by William Wilberforce?
He abolished nothing personally. He was a leading figure in the UK parliament for the movement to abolish the Atlantic slave trade.The 1807 Act of Parliament abolished the slave trade in the British Empire but not slavery.
This Nation dominated slave trade?
The British were the dominant nation of the slave trade.
