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  2. Inquisition - Wikipedia

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    By decree of Napoleon's government in 1797, the Inquisition in Venice was abolished in 1806. [217] In Portugal, in the wake of the Liberal Revolution of 1820, the "General Extraordinary and Constituent Courts of the Portuguese Nation" abolished the Portuguese Inquisition in 1821.

  3. Catholic Church and slavery - Wikipedia

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    The Holy Office of the Inquisition was asked about the morality of enslaving innocent blacks. [101] ... in 1794 the French abolished slavery in all French territories ...

  4. Timeline of abolition of slavery and serfdom - Wikipedia

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    The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force, abolishing slavery throughout most of the British Empire but on a gradual basis over the next six years. [113] Legally frees 700,000 in the West Indies , 20,000 in Mauritius , and 40,000 in South Africa .

  5. End of slavery in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Chattel slavery was established throughout the Western Hemisphere ("New World") during the era of European colonization.During the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), the rebelling states, also known as the Thirteen Colonies, limited or banned the importation of new slaves in the Atlantic Slave Trade and states split into slave and free states, when some of the rebelling states began to ...

  6. History of slavery - Wikipedia

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    Full emancipation for all was legally granted ahead of schedule on 1 August 1838, making Trinidad the first British colony with slaves to completely abolish slavery. [141] After Great Britain abolished slavery, it began to pressure other nations to do the same. France, too, abolished slavery.

  7. Slave states and free states - Wikipedia

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    However, slavery legally persisted in Delaware, [49] Kentucky, [50] and (to a very limited extent, due to a trade ban but continued gradual abolition) New Jersey, [51] [52] until the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery throughout the United States, except as punishment for a crime, on December 18, 1865 ...

  8. Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.The amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House of Representatives on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the required 27 of the then 36 states on December 6, 1865, and proclaimed on December 18.

  9. Inquisition in France - Wikipedia

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    However, the history of the French Inquisition spans until the end of the 17th century and also encompasses other areas of the country. Territorially, the jurisdiction of the French Inquisition extended beyond the borders of the Kingdom of France .