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Slave Trade Act

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The "See also" section lists other Slave Acts, laws, and international conventions which developed the concept of slavery, and then the resolution and abolition of slavery, including a timeline of when various nations abolished slavery.

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United Kingdom

  • The Slave Trade Act 1788 (28 Geo. 3. c. 54) (a.k.a. Dolben's Act)
  • 47 Geo. 3 Sess. 1. c. 36, sometimes called the Slave Trade Act 1807
  • Slave Trade Felony Act 1811 (51 Geo. 3. c. 23)
  • The Slave Trade Act 1824 (5 Geo. 4. c. 113)
  • The Slave Trade Act 1843 (6 & 7 Vict. c. 98)
  • 8 & 9 Vict. c. 122 sometimes called the Aberdeen Act (1845)
  • The Slave Trade Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. 88)
  • The Anglo-Egyptian Slave Trade Convention (1877, 1884)
  • The Treaty of Jeddah (1927)
  • The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (c. 30)

United States

  • The Slave Trade Act of 1794
  • The Slave Trade Act of 1800
  • Act to prevent the importation of certain persons [slaves] into certain states . . ., 1803
  • Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, 1807
  • The Slave Trade Act of 1818
  • 1819 U.S. law, amended in 1820, which impacted the slave trade
  • Act for the Government and Protection of Indians, 1850, California
  • Act in Relation to Service, 1852, Utah Territory
  • Act for the relief of Indian Slaves and Prisoners, 1852, Utah Territory
  • Peonage Act of 1867

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