Πράξη κατάργησης της δουλείας του 1833: Διαφορά μεταξύ των αναθεωρήσεων

Slavery was officially abolished in most of the [[British Empire]] on 1 August 1834.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pdavis.nl/Legis_07.htm |title=Slavery Abolition Act 1833; Section XII |date=1833-08-28 |accessdate=2008-06-03}}</ref> In practical terms, however, only slaves below the age of 129six were freed, as all slaves over the age of six were redesignated as "apprentices". The Act also included the right of compensation for slave-owners who would be losing their property. The amount of money to be spent on the compensation claims was set at "the Sum of Twenty Millions Pounds Sterling".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pdavis.nl/Legis_07.htm |title=Slavery Abolition Act 1833; Section XXIV |date=1833-08-28 |accessdate=2008-06-03}}</ref> Under the terms of the Act the British government raised £20 million to pay out in compensation for the loss of the slaves as business assets to the registered owners of the freed slaves. The names listed in the returns for slave compensation show that ownership was spread over many hundreds of British families,<ref>British ''Parliamentary Papers'', session 1837-38 (215), volume XLVIII. The manuscript returns and indexes to the claims are held by [[The National Archives]].</ref> many of them of high social standing. For example, [[Henry Phillpotts]] (then the [[Bishop of Exeter]]), in a partnership with three business colleagues, received £12,700 for 665 slaves.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2007/02/28/abolition_devon_wealth_feature.shtml | title=Devon's plantation owners | last=Danks|first=John|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|date=February 28, 2007}}</ref> The majority of men and women who were awarded compensation under the 1833 Abolition Act are listed in a Parliamentary Return, entitled Slavery Abolition Act, which is an account of all moneys awarded by the Commissioners of Slave Compensation in the Parliamentary Papers 1837-8 Vol. 48.