Slavery has existed all over the world, from Asia, Africa and the Middle East to the Americas. The first movement to abolish the transatlantic slave trade emerged in the British Parliament in the late 1700s. In 1793, Upper Canada, led by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe, a Loyalist military officer, became the first province in the Empire to move toward abolition. In 1807, the British Parliament prohibited the buying and selling of slaves, and in 1833 abolished slavery throughout the Empire. Thousands of slaves escaped from the United States, followed "the North Star" and settled in Canada via the Underground Railroad, a Christian anti-slavery network
Decide which paragraph, A to D, has the information given in each statement below. Select E if the information is not given in any of the paragraphs.
A. The practice of buying and selling slaves was common.
B. British was the first country to outlaw slavery.
C. Slavery occurred in Asia.
D. A star guided the journey of the slaves.
2. The Underground Railroad is a network of railways built to save slaves.
A. True
B. False
C. Can be
D. Maybe
3. Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe pioneered the abolition of transatlantic slavery.
A. True
B. False
C. Can be
D. Maybe