Colonial Secretary Presents Emancipation Plan
Colonial Secretary Edward Stanley advanced the government's plan to abolish slavery while introducing compensation and a transitional apprenticeship system.
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Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley Biography and Timeline
Follow Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley through 5 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1833–1834Years on this page
1833
Government Proposes Owner Compensation
Edward Stanley's emancipation scheme provided for a large compensation fund payable to slaveholders rather than to people who had been enslaved.
Act Provides Twenty Million Pounds
Parliament provided a compensation fund of twenty million pounds for recognized slaveholders under the slavery abolition settlement.
1834
Apprenticeship System Replaces Slavery
The act converted many formerly enslaved adults into apprentices who remained obliged to labour under statutory restrictions.
Families Gain Protection Against Separation
The legislation gave some statutory protections against forcibly separating family members during the apprenticeship transition.
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