Why is 1833 significant? A. The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire issued a similar law restricting the slave trade. B. The government

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Why is 1833 significant? A. The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire issued a similar law restricting the slave trade. B. The government

of Egypt signed an agreement with Britain restricting the slave trade. C. The British Parliament responded to the popular outcry and abolished the slave trade. This did not end slavery. D. The British Parliament responded to the popular outcry and abolished the slave trade. This did not end slavery.

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andriy [413] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-23T12:47:03+03:00

andriy [413]3 years ago

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The British Parliament called for slavery to be abolished.

Tamiku [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-23T14:46:36+03:00

<h2>Answer:</h2>

<u>The correct option is </u><u>C. The British Parliament responded to the popular outcry and abolished the slave trade. </u>

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<h2>Explanation:</h2>

It was year 1833 when the British parliament passed an act with the name of Slavery Abolition Act, (1833). This act of Parliament is important because it was the key feature to abolish slavery in most British colonies, freeing more than 800,000 enslaved Africans in the Caribbean and South Africa and a specific number in Canada too. This act received Royal Assent on August 28, 1833, and it took effect on August 1, 1834.