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1Slavery at common law — in former colonies of the British Empire, developed slowly over centuries, characterised by inconsistent decisions and varying rationales for the treatment of slavery, the slave trade, and the rights of slaves and slave owners. Until 1807 there… …
2Slavery in Britain and Ireland — dated back to the times of Roman occupation. It was finally abolished by the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, with some exceptions for part of the British Empire. The prohibition on slavery and servitude is codified under Article 4 of the European… …
3Slavery — Slave redirects here. For other uses, see Slave (disambiguation). Part of a series on …
4Slavery in the United States — began soon after English colonists first settled Virginia in 1607 and lasted until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1865. Before the widespread establishment of chattel slavery, much labor was organized …
5Slavery in Romania — Slavery (Romanian: robie ) existed on the territory of present day Romania since before the founding of the principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia in 13th ndash;14th century, and it was abolished in stages during the 1840s and 1850s. Most of… …
6Slavery and Christianity — • Discusses the history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Slavery and Christianity Slavery and Christianity † …
7Slavery and States' Rights — was a speech by Joseph Wheeler on July 31, 1894. This speech is considered to be a nationalist look at American Civil War causation and is generally understood to argue that the North was to blame for the war. OverviewThe Richmond, Virginia… …
8Slavery in Canada — was practiced for millennia by aboriginal nations, who routinely captured slaves from neighbouring tribes. However, chattel slavery (that form of hereditary slavery in which humans are regarded as the private property of an individual) started… …
9Slavery in Angola — existed since early times. Several peoples and tribes from current day Angola, like the Imbangala and the Mbundu, were active slave traders for centuries (see African slave trade). Starting in the 16th century, Kingdom of Portugal s explorers… …
10slavery — /slay veuh ree, slayv ree/, n. 1. the condition of a slave; bondage. 2. the keeping of slaves as a practice or institution. 3. a state of subjection like that of a slave: He was kept in slavery by drugs. 4. severe toil; drudgery. [1545 55; SLAVE… …
