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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:Abolitionism_in_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_Kingdom_Acts_of_Parliament_1807
gptkb:History_of_the_British_Empire
Slavery legislation
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gptkbp:citation
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47 Geo. 3 Sess. 1. c. 36
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gptkbp:effect
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made slave trading illegal in the British Empire
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gptkbp:enforcedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Navy_West_Africa_Squadron
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gptkbp:enteredIntoForce
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1 May 1807
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first major step towards abolition of slavery in the British Empire
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Slave Trade Act of 1807
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gptkbp:longTitle
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gptkb:An_Act_for_the_Abolition_of_the_Slave_Trade
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gptkbp:passedBy
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gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:penalty
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fines
forfeiture of ships
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gptkbp:prohibits
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slave trade in the British Empire
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gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent
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25 March 1807
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Slave_Trade_Act_1824
gptkb:Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833
gptkb:Slave_Trade_Act_1843
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gptkbp:repealedBy
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gptkb:Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:William_Wilberforce
gptkb:Charles_James_Fox
gptkb:Granville_Sharp
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gptkbp:territory
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gptkb:British_Empire
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Act_Prohibiting_Importation_of_Slaves_1807
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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