Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves
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title:
Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves
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The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 is a United States federal law that prohibited the importation of slaves into the United States. It took effect on January 1, 1808, the earliest date permitted by the United States Constitution. This legislation was promoted by President Thomas Jefferson, who called for its enactment in his 1806 State of the Union Address. He and others had promoted the idea since the 1770s. It reflected the force of the general trend toward abolishing the intern
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US Congressional Act of 1807
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_Prohibiting_Importation_of_Slaves
date created:
2002-06-08T18:38:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T03:41:20Z
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