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reformer. He fought to abolish廢除 the slave trade and became the abolitionist movement‘s chief spokesman in the House of Commons下議院 . In 1807 Wilberforce secured enactment制定 of legislation立法 prohibiting 禁止 the trade. He struggled for the plete abolition of slavery and was a founder of the AntiSlavery Society. The Emancipation解放 Bill abolishing slavery became law one month after his death. the 19th Centurythe House of Windsor Reform Bill franchise公民權(quán) In 1859, Disraeli introduced a reform bill extending the franchise to all taxpayers. The bill failed to carry, but later Disraeli succeeded in amending改進 the Reform Bills by passing the Reform Act of 1867, which extended suffrage選舉權(quán) to the working classes. the 19th Centurythe House of Windsor the Penny Post post The earliest known use of the British Penny Black — the first postage stamp — postmarked May 2, 1840, was sold for million Swiss francs 法朗 (approximately大約 $ million) to a Japanese businessman. the 19th Centurythe House of Windsor George Stephenson a railway work Stephenson, George (17811848), British inventor and engineer, who built the first practical railroad lootive火車頭 . In 1829 he designed a lootive known as the Rocket, which hauled 拖拉 both freight貨物 and passengers at a greater speed than had any lootive constructed up to that time. The success of the Rocket greatly stimulated激勵 the subsequent 后來的 construction of lootives and the laying of railroad lines. the 19th Centurythe House of Windsor溫莎公爵 Elizabeth Fry the prison reform movement Sir Robert Peel the modern police force Trade unions working conditions electricity telegraph, telephone, lighting It’s all for nothing if you don’t have freedom. Who said this ? Film Clips From Braveheart