Slavery in Canada began to decline in the early 19th century because the "Slave Sellers" were not
making as much money in Canada as they were in the United States. So they stopped selling slaves here in Canada.
The Slaves were legally freed in British America on August 1, 1834. At that time 781, 000 slaves were freed. The British
Government created a fund of 100 000 000 dollars to compisate the slave owners that set their slaves free and not a single
pennie was paid to the people of Canada because no one sent in a claim.
