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They passed laws to restrict the slave trade.
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Before 1763 English laws that were set up to control trade were not strictly enforced. When 1763 rolled around, the British were just coming out of another war and had racked up a lot of debt. This caused them to become more strict with the trade laws and to implement new taxes on the colonists.
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what laws were put on the American slave trade
Congress could pass laws about the slave market prior to the abolition of slavery in the United States. The slave trade was banned in the United States in 1808, and Congress could have passed laws regulating or outlawing the domestic slave trade before that date. However, the enactment of such laws would have been unlikely given the economic and political interests associated with slavery at the time.
The British Royal Navy enforced anti-slave trade laws by sending warships to intercept slave ships. This was part of their efforts to abolish the transatlantic slave trade during the 19th century.
The Slave Codes are laws to control the slaves.
The slave trade resulted in the government playing a role in regulating and overseeing the buying, selling, and owning of slaves. It also led to the government implementing and enforcing laws to protect the interests of slave owners. This further entrenched power dynamics and control over marginalized populations.
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Various countries passed laws prohibiting it and it became economically unviable.
setting rules and harsh laws for them
Laws to control trade in America
The United States Constitution protected the slave trade for twenty years. This protection was not to expire prior to the year 1808. After January first of that year, laws could take effect to end the slave trade in the United States.
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