<P> William Wilberforce 's Slave Trade Act 1807 abolished the slave trade in the British Empire . It was not until the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 that the institution finally was abolished , but on a gradual basis . Since slave owners in the various colonies ( not only the Caribbean ) were losing their unpaid labourers , the government set aside £ 20 million for compensation but it did not offer the former slaves reparations . </P>
<P> William Wilberforce 's Slave Trade Act 1807 abolished the slave trade in the British Empire . It was not until the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 that the institution finally was abolished , but on a gradual basis . Since slave owners in the various colonies ( not only the Caribbean ) were losing their unpaid labourers , the government set aside £ 20 million for compensation but it did not offer the former slaves reparations . </P>
when was slavery abolished in the british caribbean
when was slavery abolished in the british caribbean
1833
1833