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[[Slave Trade Act of 1800|In 1800]] they prohibited American citizens from trading in slaves between foreign countries - as, for instance, from Africa to Brazil.
[[Slave Trade Act of 1800|In 1800]] they prohibited American citizens from trading in slaves between foreign countries - as, for instance, from Africa to Brazil.
In 1803 they passed a law in aid of one or two State laws, in restraint of the internal slave trade.
[[Slave Trade Act of 1800|In 1803]] they passed a law in aid of one or two State laws, in restraint of the internal slave trade.
In 1807, in apparent hot haste, they passed the law, nearly a year in advance to take effect the first day of 1808 - the very first day the constitution would permit - prohibiting the African slave trade by heavy pecuniary and corporal penalties.
In 1807, in apparent hot haste, they passed the law, nearly a year in advance to take effect the first day of 1808 - the very first day the constitution would permit - prohibiting the African slave trade by heavy pecuniary and corporal penalties.