SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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When the Atlantic Slave Trade was abolished, it put a stop to the trading or selling of slaves and led to a decline in slavery in the U.S.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -According to historians, the relatively rapid abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade is explained by ideological, religious, and economic change in Europe and the Americas. There is much debate about which factor was most important.
Detailed explanation-2: -An act of Congress passed in 1800 made it illegal for Americans to engage in the slave trade between nations, and gave U.S. authorities the right to seize slave ships which were caught transporting slaves and confiscate their cargo. Then the “Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves” took effect in 1808.
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