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Timeline

1794 Mar 22.

An Act to prohibit the carrying on of the Slave Trade from the United States to any foreign place or country.

1798 Apr 07.

An Act for an amicable settlement of limits with the State of Georgia, and authorizing the establishment of a government in the Mississippi territory.

1800 May 10.

An Act in addition to the act entitled "An act to prohibit the carrying on the Slave Trade from the United States to any foreign place or country."

1803 Feb 28.

An Act to prevent the importation of certain persons into certain states, where, by the laws thereof, their admission is prohibited.

1807 Mar 02.

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.

1818 Apr 20.

An Act in addition to "An act to prohibit the introduction (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," and to repeal certain parts of the same.

1819 Mar 03.

An Act in addition to Acts prohibiting the slave trade.

1820 May 15.

An Act to continue in force "An act to protect the commerce of the United States, and punish the crime of piracy," and also to make further provisions for punishing the crime of piracy.

1828 May 24.

An Act making an appropriation for the suppression of the slave trade.

1830 May 31.

An Act making a re-appropriation of the sum heretofore appropriated for the suppression of the slave trade.

1850 Sep 20.

An Act to suppress the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia.

1860 Jun 16.

An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act in addition to the Acts prohibiting the Slave Trade."

1862 Apr 07.

Treaty between the United States and Great Britain for the Supression of the Slave Trade.

1862 Apr 10.

Joint Resolution declaring that the United States ought to cooperate with, affording pecuniary Aid to any State which may adopt the gradual Abolishment of Slavery.

1862 Jul 11.

An Act to carry into Effect the Treaty between the United States and her Britannic Majesty for the Suppression of the African Slave-Trade.

1862 Jul 17.

An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act in Addition to the Acts prohibiting the Slave Trade.' "

1870 Jun 03.

Additional Convention between the United States and Great Britain, Slave Trade.

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