Key Facts
The year slavery was abolished in the British colonies.
1834
The official name of the Act that ended slavery
Slavery Abolition Act 1833
These people benefited financially from Emancipation
The planters / slave owners
One economic reason Britain ended slavery
Plantation profits were declining
The apprenticeship system ended in this year
1838
The year the Emancipation Act passed.
1833
The Emancipation Act came into effect on this day
August 1st 1834
This group gained their freedom due to the Emancipation Act
Enslaved Africans
One humanitarian reason Britain ended slavery.
Abolitionists believed slavery was morally wrong
Ex-slaves were to live here during the period of apprenticeship
On the plantation
The name of the system between slavery and full freedom
Apprenticeship
These persons received compensation under the Emancipation
Planters / Slave owners
This group campaigned heavily in Britain for the Emancipation of the Enslaved
Abolitionists
What role did religion play in the movement?
Churches and missionaries campaigned against slavery
The apprenticeship system was meant to last this number of years for praedial slaves
6 years
Thomas Fowell Buxton
The total in compensation paid to slave owners by the British Government.
£20 million
Name one abolitionist organization in Britain
Anti Slavery Society
How did slave resistance contribute to emancipation?
Revolts and pressure showed slavery couldn’t continue
What were three role of the special magistrates?
Settle disputes between planters and apprentices / enforce laws and ensure the fair treatment of apprentices
The person who proposed the Apprenticeship System
James Stephen
The ex-slaves received this in compensation.
Nothing
A religious group who were one of the first to oppose slavery and were persecuted because of it
The Quakers
How did industrialization influence emancipation?
Britain no longer relied on plantation labour as heavily
How many hours of free labour did the appretices have to give weekly?
40 and a half