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Age of Reform

Question 15 • SS221 World History/Geography A

When did Britain abolish slavery?

Answer
A
in 1865, after the United States did
B
in 1804, before the United States did
C
in 1833, before the United States did
D
in 1848, after the United States did

Explanation

Britain passed the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833, which took effect in most of the British Empire in 1834. The United States abolished slavery later, in 1865, with the Thirteenth Amendment. So the correct choice is “in 1833, before the United States did.”

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