August 23: Ending Official Slavery

On August 23, 1833, Great Britain became the first of Europe’s great empires to abolish slavery in all of its colonies. While not the first to abolish slavery, Britain was the most politically powerful nation to do so up to that time. This was the beginning action that would result in the abolishing of slavery by various countries around the world.

See how well you do…. Can you match the following nations with the year listed below in which they officially abolished slavery?

Peru
Scotland
Mexico
The Netherlands
The United States
Russia
The Ottoman Empire
Denmark
Saudi Arabia
Spain

The Years:
1776
1829
1837
1848
1851
1861
1863
1865
1876
1962

The answers will be posted on this blog on Thursday, August 27.