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When was slavery abolished in Britain?

A. 1830

B. 1837

C. 1843

D. 1833

Answer: Option D

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Slavery Abolition Act(1833), in British history, act of Parliament that abolished slavery in most British colonies, freeing more than 800,000 enslaved Africans in the Caribbean and South Africa as well as a small number in Canada. It received Royal Assent on August 28, 1833, and took effect on August 1, 1834.

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