Abolition of slavery
Definition
The abolition of slavery refers to the legal and social movement that led to the end of the institution of slavery. It involved various measures and laws aimed at freeing enslaved individuals and granting them their freedom.
Related terms
Emancipation Proclamation: This was an executive order issued by US President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War, declaring all slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Slave Trade Act 1807: A British law passed in 1807 that abolished the transatlantic slave trade, prohibiting British subjects from participating in it.
Act for the Abolition of Slavery: A French law enacted on April 27, 1848, which abolished slavery throughout all French territories.
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AP European History
AP US History
Practice Questions (1)
After the abolition of slavery in the British, French, and US American Empires, what labor system was MOST frequently used in sugar cane fields in the Pacific, Caribbean, and Indian Ocean?
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