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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| Predicate | Object |
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| 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
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| 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
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| country |
United States of America
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| dateSigned |
1807-03-02
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| doesNotAbolish |
domestic slave trade within the United States
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slavery within the existing states → |
| effectiveDate |
1808-01-01
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| enactedBy |
United States Congress
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| enforcementBy |
United States customs officials
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United States naval forces → |
| followedBy |
later federal statutes strengthening enforcement against illegal slave trading
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| form |
statute
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| governs |
importation of persons for slavery into the United States by sea or land
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| 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
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| language |
English
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| 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
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| 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 |
British Slave Trade Act 1807
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United States Constitution → United States laws against piracy and slave trading → abolitionist movement in the United States → |
| shortName |
1807 Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves
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Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves → |
| signedBy |
Thomas Jefferson
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| signingOfficeholderRole |
President of the United States
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| subjectOf |
ban on transatlantic importation of enslaved people into the United States
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| timePeriod |
early 19th century
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| tookEffectOn |
first day of January 1808
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| topic |
Atlantic slave trade
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abolitionism in the United States → slave trade prohibition → transatlantic slave trade → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807
("Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves")
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United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807 ("1807 Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves") → |
shortName |
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Atlantic slave trade
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legalAbolition |
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Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
("Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807")
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legislativeAchievement |