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Which country was the first to outlaw slavery?

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Britain was the first country to outlaw slavery

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Britain

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Britain abolished slavery throughout its empire by the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 (with the notable exception of India), the French colonies re-abolished it in 1848 and the U.S. abolished slavery in 1865 with the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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