United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807
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The United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 was a federal law that banned the transatlantic importation of enslaved people into the United States, marking a major legal step against the Atlantic slave trade.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807 Context triple: [Atlantic slave trade, legalAbolition, United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807]
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Slave Trade Act 1807
The Slave Trade Act 1807 was a landmark British law that made the transatlantic slave trade illegal throughout the British Empire, marking a major victory for the abolitionist movement.
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Slavery Abolition Act 1833
The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was a landmark British law that ended slavery throughout most of the British Empire, leading to the emancipation of hundreds of thousands of enslaved people, particularly in the Caribbean.
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C.
Slavery Abolition Act 1838
The Slavery Abolition Act 1838 was British legislation that finalized and accelerated the end of slavery in the British Empire by modifying and effectively curtailing the apprenticeship system established after the 1833 abolition act.
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Slavery Abolition Act 1843
The Slavery Abolition Act 1843 was a follow-up piece of British legislation that refined and extended the legal framework for ending slavery in the British Empire after the initial 1833 abolition act.
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Peonage Act of 1867
The Peonage Act of 1867 is a U.S. federal law that criminalized debt peonage and other forms of forced labor, reinforcing the abolition of slavery established by the Thirteenth Amendment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807 Target entity description: The United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 was a federal law that banned the transatlantic importation of enslaved people into the United States, marking a major legal step against the Atlantic slave trade.
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A.
Slave Trade Act 1807
The Slave Trade Act 1807 was a landmark British law that made the transatlantic slave trade illegal throughout the British Empire, marking a major victory for the abolitionist movement.
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B.
Slavery Abolition Act 1833
The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was a landmark British law that ended slavery throughout most of the British Empire, leading to the emancipation of hundreds of thousands of enslaved people, particularly in the Caribbean.
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C.
Slavery Abolition Act 1838
The Slavery Abolition Act 1838 was British legislation that finalized and accelerated the end of slavery in the British Empire by modifying and effectively curtailing the apprenticeship system established after the 1833 abolition act.
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D.
Slavery Abolition Act 1843
The Slavery Abolition Act 1843 was a follow-up piece of British legislation that refined and extended the legal framework for ending slavery in the British Empire after the initial 1833 abolition act.
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E.
Peonage Act of 1867
The Peonage Act of 1867 is a U.S. federal law that criminalized debt peonage and other forms of forced labor, reinforcing the abolition of slavery established by the Thirteenth Amendment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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abolition of the slave trade law ⓘ |
| aimedTo | end legal participation of the United States in the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States ports
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United States vessels ⓘ foreign vessels bringing enslaved people into the United States ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Article I Section 9 Clause 1 of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1807-03-02 ⓘ |
| doesNotAbolish |
domestic slave trade within the United States
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slavery within the existing states ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1808-01-01 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcementBy |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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surface form:
United States customs officials
United States Navy ⓘ
surface form:
United States naval forces
|
| followedBy | later federal statutes strengthening enforcement against illegal slave trading ⓘ |
| form | statute ⓘ |
| governs | importation of persons for slavery into the United States by sea or land ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
implemented the United States constitutional provision allowing Congress to ban the importation of slaves after 1808
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marked a major legal step by the United States against the Atlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
United States federal law
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United States slavery law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ maritime law ⓘ |
| penaltyIncludes |
fines for persons knowingly participating in illegal importation of enslaved people
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forfeiture of enslaved persons imported contrary to the act ⓘ forfeiture of ships involved in illegal slave importation ⓘ possible imprisonment for violations ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier federal regulations on the slave trade ⓘ |
| prohibits |
bringing into the United States any person to be held to service or labor as a slave from any foreign place
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importation of enslaved persons into the United States from abroad ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Slave Trade Act 1807
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surface form:
British Slave Trade Act 1807
United States Constitution ⓘ United States laws against piracy and slave trading ⓘ abolitionist movement in the United States ⓘ |
| shortName |
United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1807 Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves
United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves
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| signedBy | Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| signingOfficeholderRole | President of the United States ⓘ |
| subjectOf | ban on transatlantic importation of enslaved people into the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| tookEffectOn | first day of January 1808 ⓘ |
| topic |
Atlantic slave trade
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abolitionism in the United States ⓘ slave trade prohibition ⓘ transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
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Subject: United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807 Description of subject: The United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 was a federal law that banned the transatlantic importation of enslaved people into the United States, marking a major legal step against the Atlantic slave trade.
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