Comment Comment by Chris2048 Just to expand on this, because it isn't often mentioned in contrast to how awful colonial England was:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833The UK abolished slavery, and even fought commonwealth territories that resisted. Maybe if parts of the US had still been in the commonwealth, slavery would have ended sooner there too. parent Chris2048 10 years ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833
The UK abolished slavery, and even fought commonwealth territories that resisted. Maybe if parts of the US had still been in the commonwealth, slavery would have ended sooner there too.