Key term for AQA GCSE History, used in America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895).
The formal act of putting an end to a system, practice, or institution; in this context, slavery.
Abolition appears in AQA GCSE History revision content for Period Studies, especially America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895) and Aftermath of the Civil War.
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