Slave Trade Act 1807

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Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom abolitionist legislation

The Slave Trade Act 1807 was a landmark British law that made the transatlantic slave trade illegal throughout the British Empire, marking a major victory for the abolitionist movement.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
British Slave Trade Act 1807	2
Abolition of the Slave Trade Act 1807	1
Abolitionism in the United Kingdom	1
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ abolitionist legislation ⓘ
aimedTo	end British participation in the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ
appliesTo	British colonies ⓘ British ports ⓘ British ships ⓘ
cameIntoForce	1807-05-01 ⓘ
category	1807 in British law ⓘ Slave Trade Act 1807 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Abolitionism in the United Kingdom Slavery legislation ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfRoyalAssent	1807-03-25 ⓘ
doesNotAbolish	slavery within the British Empire ⓘ
enforcedBy	Royal Navy ⓘ
enforcedInRegion	West African coast ⓘ
followedBy	Slave Trade Act 1824 ⓘ Slave Trade Act 1843 ⓘ
historicalSignificance	major victory for the British abolitionist movement ⓘ marked the legal end of British participation in the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ
influenced	international abolitionist efforts ⓘ
inspired	Royal Navy West Africa Squadron enforcement ⓘ subsequent anti-slave-trade treaties ⓘ
jurisdiction	British Empire ⓘ
keySupporter	Granville Sharp ⓘ Henry Brougham ⓘ Thomas Clarkson ⓘ William Wilberforce ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalForm	statute ⓘ
legalStatusOfSlaveTrade	illegal in the British Empire after 1807 ⓘ
legislativeBody	Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
locationOfPassage	City of Westminster ⓘ surface form: Westminster
longTitle	Slave Trade Act 1807 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade
madeTransatlanticSlaveTradeIllegal	true ⓘ
monarchAtEnactment	George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: George III
partOf	British abolition of the Atlantic slave trade ⓘ
penalty	fines ⓘ forfeiture of ships ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ
precededBy	earlier failed abolition bills ⓘ
prohibited	British involvement in the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ carrying enslaved Africans in British ships ⓘ
reign	George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: George III
relatedTo	Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ⓘ
shortTitle	Slave Trade Act 1807 self-link ⓘ
subjectMatter	abolition of the slave trade ⓘ
supportedBy	Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ
yearEnacted	1807 ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Slave Trade Act 1824 → amends → Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ

Slave Trade Act 1807 → category → Slave Trade Act 1807 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abolitionism in the United Kingdom

Slave Trade Act 1843 → follows → Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ

Atlantic slave trade → legalAbolition → Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Slave Trade Act 1807

Royal Navy West Africa Squadron enforcement → legalBasis → Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abolition of the Slave Trade Act 1807

Slave Trade Act 1807 → longTitle → Slave Trade Act 1807 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade

Slavery Abolition Act 1833 → relatedEarlierLegislation → Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ

Slave Trade Act 1824 → relatedTo → Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ

United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807 → relatedTo → Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Slave Trade Act 1807

Slave Trade Act 1824 → replaces → Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ

Slave Trade Act 1807 → shortTitle → Slave Trade Act 1807 self-link ⓘ

William Wilberforce → supportedAct → Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ