Thomas Clarkson
because of the money Britain was getting from the slave trade
England abolished the slave trade in 1807 through the passing of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act.
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.
William Wilberforce worked to abolish the slave trade.
William Wilberforce was the leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade.
William Wilberforce was born on 24 August 1759 in Hull.
congress declared that it had no power to abolish the slave trade between existing slave states
The Compromise of 1820, also known as the Missouri Compromise, did not abolish the slave trade in Columbia (District of Columbia). Instead, it allowed for the continuation of slavery in Missouri while prohibiting it in the northern part of the Louisiana Territory. However, the compromise included a provision that banned the slave trade in the District of Columbia, though slavery itself was still permitted.
The decision to abolish the transatlantic slave trade was made by various countries in the 19th century, starting with the UK in 1807 and followed by other nations. The trade was ultimately deemed inhumane and unethical.
he and William wilberforce helped abolish the slave trade by keeping on at the parliament
The British Royal Navy enforced anti-slave trade laws by sending warships to intercept slave ships. This was part of their efforts to abolish the transatlantic slave trade during the 19th century.