Act Against Slavery
Anti-slavery law passed in 1793 in Upper Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Act Against Slavery was an anti-slavery law passed on July 9, 1793, in the second legislative session of Upper Canada, the colonial division of British North America that would eventually become Ontario.[1] It banned the importation of slaves and mandated that children born henceforth to female slaves would be freed upon reaching the age of 25.
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Act Against Slavery | |
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Parliament of Upper Canada | |
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Citation | Statutes of Upper Canada 1793 (33 Geo. III), c. 7 |
Royal assent | July 9, 1793 |
Related legislation | |
Slave Trade Act 1807 (United Kingdom); Slavery Abolition Act 1833 (United Kingdom) | |
Status: Spent |
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