US History

[Mattao19]

As a Canadian I know a little about US History. But now I need to write about the 1807 abolition of the slave trade in the US.

I was wondering if anyone has any knowledge on this topic to help me?

[ApexPredator]

No it's not. The civil war didn't even begun till 1862 I believe. I may be a couple years off I'm a little rusty. The secession of the south from the United States causes the civil war.

[Mattao19]

Ya I'm talking about the Jefferson era so early 1800s Lincoln wasn't until the 1860s

[ApexPredator]

Exactly. Did you have specific questions about it?

[Mattao19]

Just trying to figure out different reactions to the Act and why they created the Act without any regard for the current slaves

[ApexPredator]

I'm not extremely versed on this subject but I can find some good sources for you to check out.

[Mattao19]

That would be beyond fantastic! Thanks

[socraticirony]

To be more specific, the import of new slaves from Africa was prohibited in 1807/1808. However, the slave trade was still prevalent within the US, especially with Eli Whitney's cotton gin demanding more workers to handle increased production. The slavery issue began gaining serious momentum around this time, coninciding with Madison's presidency. It eventually culminated in the Civil War (or politically correct War Between the States - whatever) which was from 1861 to 1865.

That's all I got. Good luck with your research and may Google treat you kindly!

[Mattao19]

Wow that helps a lot too. Now how can I source this app ... Lol jk

[Rass]

As a Canadian I know a little about US History. But now I need to write about the 1807 abolition of the slave trade in the US.

I was wondering if anyone has any knowledge on this topic to help me?

Hate to say it but most Americans don't know much about their history

[ApexPredator]

As a Canadian I know a little about US History. But now I need to write about the 1807 abolition of the slave trade in the US.

I was wondering if anyone has any knowledge on this topic to help me?

Hate to say it but most Americans don't know much about their history

So true.

[Vileo]

As a Canadian I know a little about US History. But now I need to write about the 1807 abolition of the slave trade in the US.

I was wondering if anyone has any knowledge on this topic to help me?

Hate to say it but most Americans don't know much about their history

So true.

Most Americans know things? But that would require a brain.
(No offense meant to anyone, but just so you know, I'm American. I'm just insanely disappointed with the collective that's supposedly my generation.)

[Apathy Reactor]

As a Canadian I know a little about US History. But now I need to write about the 1807 abolition of the slave trade in the US.

I was wondering if anyone has any knowledge on this topic to help me?

Hate to say it but most Americans don't know much about their history

So true.

Most Americans know things? But that would require a brain.
(No offense meant to anyone, but just so you know, I'm American. I'm just insanely disappointed with the collective that's supposedly my generation.)

so true

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

As a Canadian I know a little about US History. But now I need to write about the 1807 abolition of the slave trade in the US.

I was wondering if anyone has any knowledge on this topic to help me?

Hate to say it but most Americans don't know much about their history

So true.

Most Americans know things? But that would require a brain.
(No offense meant to anyone, but just so you know, I'm American. I'm just insanely disappointed with the collective that's supposedly my generation.)

Lol

[rarehuntertay]

Also, some other interesting tidbits about slavery. The first official slave owner in the area now known as the US was a black man. Also, over half the slaves in US were white. Lincoln's Emacipation Proclamation only referenced that the slaves in the South to be freed, but not the ones in the North.