Slavery Abolition Act 1838
E13505
The Slavery Abolition Act 1838 was British legislation that finalized and accelerated the end of slavery in the British Empire by modifying and effectively curtailing the apprenticeship system established after the 1833 abolition act.
All labels observed (1)
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| Slavery Abolition Act 1838 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T115793 — 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 1838 Context triple: [Slavery Abolition Act 1833, relatedLaterLegislation, Slavery Abolition Act 1838]
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A.
Slavery Abolition Act 1833
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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B.
Slave Trade Act 1807
The Slave Trade Act 1807 was a landmark British law that made the transatlantic slave trade illegal throughout the British Empire, marking a major victory for the abolitionist movement.
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C.
Anti-Slavery Office
The Anti-Slavery Office was an abolitionist organization’s headquarters and publishing center that produced influential antislavery literature and supported the broader campaign against slavery in the United States.
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D.
Peonage Act of 1867
The Peonage Act of 1867 is a U.S. federal law that criminalized debt peonage and other forms of forced labor, reinforcing the abolition of slavery established by the Thirteenth Amendment.
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E.
British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
The British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society was a 19th-century British abolitionist organization dedicated to ending slavery and the slave trade worldwide through political advocacy, public campaigning, and international cooperation.
- 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 1838 Target entity description: The Slavery Abolition Act 1838 was British legislation that finalized and accelerated the end of slavery in the British Empire by modifying and effectively curtailing the apprenticeship system established after the 1833 abolition act.
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A.
Slavery Abolition Act 1833
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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B.
Slave Trade Act 1807
The Slave Trade Act 1807 was a landmark British law that made the transatlantic slave trade illegal throughout the British Empire, marking a major victory for the abolitionist movement.
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C.
Anti-Slavery Office
The Anti-Slavery Office was an abolitionist organization’s headquarters and publishing center that produced influential antislavery literature and supported the broader campaign against slavery in the United States.
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D.
Peonage Act of 1867
The Peonage Act of 1867 is a U.S. federal law that criminalized debt peonage and other forms of forced labor, reinforcing the abolition of slavery established by the Thirteenth Amendment.
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E.
British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
The British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society was a 19th-century British abolitionist organization dedicated to ending slavery and the slave trade worldwide through political advocacy, public campaigning, and international cooperation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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British legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
British colonies
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enslaved people in the British Empire ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | British Empire ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinTopic | later phase of British slavery abolition ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effect |
accelerated the end of slavery in the British Empire
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curtailed the apprenticeship system for formerly enslaved people ⓘ |
| field |
colonial law
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human rights law ⓘ labor law ⓘ |
| follows | Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor | Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
apprenticeship system
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slavery ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locationOfEnactment |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| motivation |
criticism of the apprenticeship system
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pressure from abolitionist movements ⓘ |
| partOf | British slave trade and slavery abolition legislation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to finalize the abolition of slavery in the British Empire
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to modify the apprenticeship system created by the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British abolitionist movement
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Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ⓘ emancipation of enslaved people in the British Empire ⓘ |
| topic |
19th-century British law
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British Empire history ⓘ abolition of slavery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Slavery Abolition Act 1838 Description of subject: The Slavery Abolition Act 1838 was British legislation that finalized and accelerated the end of slavery in the British Empire by modifying and effectively curtailing the apprenticeship system established after the 1833 abolition act.
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