williamn wilberforce

Term 1: William Wilberforce
Definition 1: British politician and philanthropist who led the movement to abolish the slave trade.
Term 2: Slave Trade
Definition 2: The transatlantic trading system that transported enslaved Africans to the Americas.
Term 3: Abolition of the Slave Trade Act
Definition 3: Act of Parliament in 1807 that outlawed the British slave trade.
Term 4: Abolitionism
Definition 4: Efforts to end slavery completely, going beyond just the slave trade.