Important dates/ imformation;
- 1807, Parliment made it illegal for Britain traders to buy or sell humans
- Slaves continued to work in plantations
PLANTATIONS - an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are grown.
- Slavery completely abolished
- Other nations followed
- Slave owners compensated e.g. Bishop of Exeter recieved £12,700
- By 1840's most slaves were freed
- Only slaves under 6 years were freed in 1833
- Former slaves lost homes lost homes and employment
- Former slaves poorly prepared for life in the free world
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