| Titles: |
An Act to prohibit the importation of Slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States, from and after the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight. |
| Creator/Author: |
Ninth Congress, Session II |
| Description: | The complete language of the 1807 congressional act banning the importation of slaves into the U.S., and to restrict the movements of vessels carrying slaves within the U.S. |
| Primary Source Publisher: | U.S. Government |
| Primary Source Publication Date: | 3/2/1807 |
| Secondary Source Publisher: | Little, Brown, and Company, Boston |
| Secondary Source Publication Date: | 1/1/1861 |
| Related Primary Documents |
Public Statutes at Large... The Africans of the Amistad Friends on Slave Trade A Look at Piracy Law Introduction and Table of Contents Diary Entry: Oct. 22 1839 Philip Hone |
| Subject Keywords: |
Other Keyword - American Slave Trade Other Keyword - Constitution of the United States Court Related - Law Other Keyword - Abolition |
