MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Detailed explanation-1: -The act went into effect on January 1, 1808, prohibiting from that time on the importation of African slaves to the United States. That same year, the United Kingdom enacted The Slave Trade Act of 1807. The 1807 act was a comprehensive attempt to close the slave trade.
Detailed explanation-2: -But first, 200 years ago on January 1st, 1808, the U.S. officially banned the importation of slaves.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 13th Amendment, adopted on December 18, 1865, officially abolished slavery, but freed Black peoples’ status in the post-war South remained precarious, and significant challenges awaited during the Reconstruction period.
Detailed explanation-4: -Slavery was abolished only because Britain no longer needed slavery in order to make money for the country.
Detailed explanation-5: -Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.