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British abolition movement and the Slave Trade Act (1787–1807)

British abolition movement and the Slave Trade Act (1787–1807)

  2. Zong massacre becomes a public scandal

    Labels: Zong ship, slave ship

  3. Wedgwood medallion spreads abolitionist message

    Labels: Josiah Wedgwood, abolition medallion

  4. Abolition Society formed in London

    Labels: Society for

  5. Parliament passes Dolben’s Act regulating slave ships

    Labels: Dolben s, British Parliament

  6. Wilberforce launches major parliamentary abolition effort

    Labels: William Wilberforce, House of

  7. Sierra Leone Company founded to support a “free” settlement

    Labels: Sierra Leone

  8. Freetown founded by Nova Scotian settlers

    Labels: Freetown, Nova Scotian

  9. Britain and Ireland unite, reshaping abolition politics

    Labels: Acts of, United Kingdom

  10. Foreign Slave Trade Act restricts British involvement

    Labels: Foreign Slave, British Parliament

  11. House of Commons backs abolition by a landslide vote

    Labels: House of, abolition vote

  12. Slave Trade Act receives royal assent

    Labels: Slave Trade, royal assent

  13. Slave Trade Act takes effect across the empire

    Labels: Slave Trade, British Empire