In which year slave trade was abolished in Denmark?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → 1792
Slave trade was abolished in Denmark in 1792, in Great Britain in 1807 and in the United States in 1808.
NCERT (2025-26): “History of International Trade … Fifteenth century onwards, the European colonialism began and along with trade of exotic commodities, a new form of trade emerged which was called slave trade. The Portuguese, Dutch, Spaniards, and British captured African natives and forcefully transported them to the newly discovered Americas for their labour in the plantations. Slave trade was a lucrative business for more than two hundred years till it was abolished in Denmark in 1792, Great Britain in 1807 and United States in 1808.” |