| 8/1: | Slavery was declared unlawful throughout the British Empire. A combination
of slave revolts, humanitarian concerns, and a growing industrialization
in Great Britain led to the passage of the Abolition Act. The situation
for slaves, however, changed little. Belize was one of the
British colonies where slavery was abolished: http://www.belizenet.com/history/chap5.html
(source: The Learning Kingdom)
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