Record #796 (edit record; developers only)
Event:
Commons rejects abolition. Commons passes an African slave coast restriction act. Lords narrowly rejects it. Commons passes a stricter slave-carrying act that narrowly clears the Lords. Sugar prices begin to decline. Britain conquers Surinam.
Topics:
*Abolition
Record Created or Last Modified By:
Shawn Mummert
Date Last Modified:
6/25/1999
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