Final answer:
Slavery in Brazil ended peacefully by royal decree with the Lei Áurea in 1888, making it the last country in the Western Hemisphere to abolish slavery without a civil war. Therefore correct option is C
Step-by-step explanation:
Slavery in Brazil was abolished peacefully by royal decree with the signing of the Lei Áurea (Golden Act) in 1888. Brazil's path to emancipation was gradual and influenced by multiple factors including international pressure, particularly from Britain, and societal changes within Brazil. The Brazilian economy's reliance on agricultural production, particularly coffee, dictated the slow process of abolition. The use of enslaved labor transitioned from sugar cane plantations and silver mining to coffee cultivation, which required less labor.
The Lei Áurea was preceded by laws that initiated the gradual emancipation, such as the law that freed children born to enslaved women from 1871 onward and the declaration of freedom for enslaved individuals at the age of sixty in 1885. The impact of enslaved men serving bravely in the War of the Triple Alliance also contributed to changing perspectives on slavery. Ultimately, Brazil became the last country in the Western Hemisphere to abolish slavery without the outbreak of a civil war similar to that in the United States.
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Slavery ended in Brazil
A)violently in the early twentieth century. B)after a slave rebellion. C)peacefully by royal decree.
D)after a civil war similar to that of the United States.