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HistoryCentral.com > American History > New Nation > Major Events > 1807- Abolition of Slave Trade
On March 2, 1807, the Congress passed legislation barring the further importation of slaves into the United States. Although the smuggling of slaves into the United States continued until the start of the Civil War, the quantity of slave trade was much reduced.d instead Jefferson followed the route of embargoing foreign trade,
On March 2, 1807 President Jefferson succeeded in convincing Congress to pass a bill barring the further importation of slaves into the United States. The bill levied a fine of $800 on anyone who knowingly purchased an illegally imported slave. In addition, it established a $20,000 fine for equipping any slave ship. The law was poorly enforced, however, and an illegal slave trade continued up until the Civil War. |
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