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The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 provided for the immediate abolition of slavery in all parts of the British Empire.
The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 provided for the immediate abolition of slavery in all parts of the British Empire.
False
The abolitionist movement to end the slave trade started in Britain in the 1770s.
The abolitionist movement to end the slave trade started in Britain in the 1770s.
True
The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act passed in 1807 protected those who were already enslaved within the British Empire.
The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act passed in 1807 protected those who were already enslaved within the British Empire.
False
Thomas Clarkson and Granville Sharp were key figures in the British abolitionist movement.
Thomas Clarkson and Granville Sharp were key figures in the British abolitionist movement.
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Slavery was abolished in all British colonies within 10 years of the passing of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833.
Slavery was abolished in all British colonies within 10 years of the passing of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833.
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