JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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In 1807 the “Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves” was passed. What did this mean?
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They could bring in more slaves from other countries.
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They could NOT bring in more slaves from other countries.
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Slavery was illegal.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves, 1808 The 1808 Act imposed heavy penalties on international traders, but did not end slavery itself nor the domestic sale of slaves.
Detailed explanation-2: -Slavery was abolished only because Britain no longer needed slavery in order to make money for the country.
Detailed explanation-3: -An act to prohibit the importation of slaves In 1774, the influential, revolutionary Fairfax Resolves, called for an end to the “wicked, cruel, and unnatural” Atlantic slave trade. During the Revolutionary War, the United Colonies all pledged to ban their involvement in the transatlantic slave trade.
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