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British Act ending slavery in most of the empire, with £20 million for the owners; apprenticeship for the enslaved.

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28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act 1833. British Act ending slavery in most of the empire, with £20 million for the owners; apprenticeship for the enslaved.

1833

The British government signed into law Slavery Abolition Act 1833.

Slavery Abolition Act 1833 includes Compensation of slave owners under the 1833 Act.

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