1820 U.S. Law on Slave Trade

1820 U.S. Law on Slave Trade

The 1820 U.S. Law on Slave Trade declared the trading of slaves by a U.S. citizen punishable by death. The statute was approved on May 15, 1820. [ [http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/library/govt.papers/legis/1820.congress.statute.html amistad.mysticseaport.org "1820 U.S. Law on Slave Trade"] ]

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