The end of slavery

The slave trade was abolished in 1807, but it wasn’t until 1833 that Britain abolished slavery throughout the Empire. The government paid out a total of 20 million pounds in compensation to plantation owners.

23 November 2012

44 seconds

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Intermediate/Higher History—The British Slave Trade and its Abolition 1770-1807

The role of Zachary Macaulay in the abolition of slavery
Duration: 01:46
Origins of the Atlantic slave trade
Duration: 00:43
Working class and women abolitionists
Duration: 01:35
Wealth created by British slave traders
Duration: 01:47

The role of Zachary Macaulay in the abolition of slavery—The British Slave Trade and its Abolition 1770-1807
Duration: 01:46
Emigrants and Aboriginal Australians—Immigrants and exiles.
Duration: 01:52
Origins of the Atlantic slave trade—The British Slave Trade and its Abolition 1770-1807
Duration: 00:43
The Irish Potato Famine—Immigrants and exiles.
Duration: 00:47