Slavery Abolition Act 1833
E2334
The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was a landmark British law that ended slavery throughout most of the British Empire, leading to the emancipation of hundreds of thousands of enslaved people, particularly in the Caribbean.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Slavery Abolition Act 1833 canonical | 18 |
| Abolition of slavery in the British Empire | 1 |
| Slavery Abolition Act | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T42680 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slavery Abolition Act 1833 Context triple: [British West Indies, significantEvent, Slavery Abolition Act 1833]
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A.
Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment is a landmark provision to the United States Constitution that formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the country, except as punishment for a crime.
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B.
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a landmark 1863 executive order during the American Civil War that declared enslaved people in Confederate-held territories to be free, transforming the war’s purpose and paving the way for abolition.
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C.
Tea Act
The Tea Act was a 1773 British law granting the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies, helping spark colonial resistance that led to the American Revolution.
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D.
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights is a 1689 act of the English Parliament that limited the powers of the monarchy, affirmed certain civil liberties, and helped establish principles of constitutional government and the rule of law.
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E.
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is a landmark 1215 English charter that limited royal power and established foundational principles of rule of law and individual rights that shaped later constitutional traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slavery Abolition Act 1833 Target entity description: The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was a landmark British law that ended slavery throughout most of the British Empire, leading to the emancipation of hundreds of thousands of enslaved people, particularly in the Caribbean.
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A.
Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment is a landmark provision to the United States Constitution that formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the country, except as punishment for a crime.
-
B.
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a landmark 1863 executive order during the American Civil War that declared enslaved people in Confederate-held territories to be free, transforming the war’s purpose and paving the way for abolition.
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C.
Tea Act
The Tea Act was a 1773 British law granting the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies, helping spark colonial resistance that led to the American Revolution.
-
D.
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights is a 1689 act of the English Parliament that limited the powers of the monarchy, affirmed certain civil liberties, and helped establish principles of constitutional government and the rule of law.
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E.
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is a landmark 1215 English charter that limited royal power and established foundational principles of rule of law and individual rights that shaped later constitutional traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
British statute ⓘ |
| apprenticeshipSystemDuration | up to 6 years ⓘ |
| beneficiariesOfCompensation | slave owners ⓘ |
| beneficiariesOfEmancipation | enslaved people in British colonies ⓘ |
| compensationAmount | £20,000,000 ⓘ |
| compensationSource | British government loan ⓘ |
| compensationToSlaveOwners | true ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1834-08-01 ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberEmancipated | over 800,000 ⓘ |
| excludedJurisdiction |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
Saint Helena ⓘ Territories under the control of the East India Company ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
ended legal chattel slavery in most British colonies
ⓘ
major milestone in global abolition of slavery ⓘ |
| inspiredMovements | abolitionist movements in other countries ⓘ |
| introducedApprenticeshipSystem | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
British West Indies
ⓘ
surface form:
British Caribbean colonies
British Empire ⓘ British North American colonies (except some territories) ⓘ Cape Colony ⓘ Mauritius ⓘ |
| keySupporter |
British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
ⓘ
Thomas Fowell Buxton ⓘ William Wilberforce ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed in part and superseded by later legislation ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| mainEffect |
abolition of slavery in most of the British Empire
ⓘ
legal emancipation of enslaved people in British colonies ⓘ prohibition of ownership of slaves in covered territories ⓘ |
| monarchAtEnactment | William IV ⓘ |
| parliament |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| placeOfPassing |
City of Westminster
ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster
|
| politicalContext |
British abolitionist movement
ⓘ
campaigns by anti-slavery societies ⓘ |
| regionWithLargestImpact |
British West Indies
ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ |
| relatedEarlierLegislation | Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ |
| relatedLaterLegislation |
Slavery Abolition Act 1838
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Slavery Abolition Act 1843 ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1833-08-28 ⓘ |
| shortName |
Slavery Abolition Act 1833
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Slavery Abolition Act
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| subjectMatter |
colonial law
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compensation for property ⓘ emancipation ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1833 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Slavery Abolition Act 1833 Description of subject: The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was a landmark British law that ended slavery throughout most of the British Empire, leading to the emancipation of hundreds of thousands of enslaved people, particularly in the Caribbean.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Slavery Abolition Act
this entity surface form:
Abolition of slavery in the British Empire