Slavery Abolition Act 1838
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The Slavery Abolition Act 1838 was British legislation that finalized and accelerated the end of slavery in the British Empire by modifying and effectively curtailing the apprenticeship system established after the 1833 abolition act.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
British legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
British colonies
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enslaved people in the British Empire ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | British Empire ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinTopic | later phase of British slavery abolition ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effect |
accelerated the end of slavery in the British Empire
ⓘ
curtailed the apprenticeship system for formerly enslaved people ⓘ |
| field |
colonial law
ⓘ
human rights law ⓘ labor law ⓘ |
| follows | Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor | Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
apprenticeship system
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slavery ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| locationOfEnactment |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| motivation |
criticism of the apprenticeship system
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pressure from abolitionist movements ⓘ |
| partOf | British slave trade and slavery abolition legislation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to finalize the abolition of slavery in the British Empire
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to modify the apprenticeship system created by the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British abolitionist movement
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Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ⓘ emancipation of enslaved people in the British Empire ⓘ |
| topic |
19th-century British law
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British Empire history ⓘ abolition of slavery ⓘ |
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