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Country Date Year Notes Northern Ireland: 8 March: 1973: In a 1973 Northern Ireland referendum, voters in Northern Ireland were asked to decide if they wanted to remain in the United Kingdom or to leave and join with the Republic of Ireland. They voted in favour of the United Kingdom by 98.9% to 1.1%, although Irish Nationalists boycotted the ...
United Kingdom: Slave Trade Act 1873: Puerto Rico: Slavery abolished. United Kingdom Zanzibar Madagascar: Triple treaty abolishing the slave trade. [103] 1874 Gold Coast: Slavery abolished. [151] 1877: Egypt: The Anglo-Egyptian Slave Trade Convention abolishes the slave trade gradually in 1877–1884.
United Kingdom Tonga: Independence restored after British protectorate. October 10, 1970 United Kingdom Fiji: Restoration of independence after British colonial rule. Initial founding in 1871. In personal union with the UK and many other countries until 1987. August 15, 1971 United Kingdom Bahrain: Independence restored after British protectorate.
The Colliers and Salters (Scotland) Act 1775 stated that "many colliers and salters are in a state of slavery and bondage" and announced emancipation; those starting work after 1 July 1775 would not become slaves, while those already in a state of slavery could, after 7 or 10 years depending on their age, apply for a decree of the Sheriff Court ...
Religious, economic, and social factors contributed to the British abolition of slavery throughout their empire.Throughout European colonies in the Caribbean, enslaved people engaged in revolts, labour stoppages and more everyday forms of resistance which enticed colonial authorities, who were eager to create peace and maintain economic stability in the colonies, to consider legislating ...
While the United Kingdom did not ban slavery throughout most of the empire, including British North America till 1833, free blacks found refuge in the Canadas after the American Revolutionary War and again after the War of 1812. Refugees from slavery fled the South across the Ohio River to the North via the Underground Railroad.
Independence from the United Kingdom may refer to any one of the many campaigns (both historical and current), events, documents and legislation regarding countries that have gained independence from the United Kingdom or countries which aspire to do so. These include: Afghani independence: Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919; American independence:
Independence from the United Kingdom Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 27 October 1969: Associated statehood 27 October 1979: Independence from the United Kingdom Suriname: 15 December 1954: Self-government granted 25 November 1975: Independence from Netherlands Trinidad and Tobago: 31 August 1962: Independence from the United Kingdom United States