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- Slave Trade Act of 1794
Law passed by the United States Congress that limited American involvement in the international slave trade
The Slave Trade Act of 1794 was a law passed by the United States Congress that prohibited the building or outfitting of ships in U.S. ports for the international slave trade. It was signed into law by President George Washington on March 22, 1794. This was the first of several anti-slave-trade acts of Congress. Wikipedia
