2024-08-02 16:04:15
The Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 ended slavery in the British Empire on 1 August, 1834. The Dominion of Canada was officially born on July 1, 1867. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(4-0-0) Author
2024-08-02 20:00:56
Canada was never a nation involved in slavery. Before Canada was ever a nation, Great Britain had banned the trade of slaves in 1807 and then abolished it completely in 1833. Then they created a fleet called the West Africa Squadron which intercepted Atlantic slave ships. [Link][Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(2-0-0) Author