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Slave Trade Act 1807 abolished the slave trade in the British Empire
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Which Act abolished the slave trade in the British Empire?
Slavery Abolition Act 1833
Slave Trade Act 1807
Reform Act 1832
Act of Union 1801
Explanation
The Slave Trade Act 1807 made trading in enslaved people illegal. Note this banned the trade itself, not the institution of slavery. Slavery was later abolished by the Slavery Abolition Act 1833. William Wilberforce campaigned tirelessly for this cause.