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39 relations: Abolitionism, Act of Congress, Act of Parliament, Act to Protect the Commerce of the United States and Punish the Crime of Piracy, Admission to the Union, American Revolution, Article Five of the United States Constitution, Atlantic slave trade, Blockade of Africa, Capital punishment, Clipper, Coastwise slave trade, Domestic slave trade, Erskine Clarke, Fire-Eaters, Hope (ship), John Brown (Rhode Island), John Tyler, Kingdom of Great Britain, Law of the United States, Midwestern United States, Mississippi Territory, Nathaniel Gordon, New York City, Northwest Ordinance, Northwest Territory, Peter Williams Jr., Providence, Rhode Island, Slave Trade Act, Slave Trade Act 1807, Slave Trade Act of 1794, Slave Trade Act of 1800, Slavery in Brazil, Slavery in international law, Spanish Florida, Texas, Thomas Jefferson, United States Constitution, Webster–Ashburton Treaty.
Abolitionism
Abolitionism is a general term which describes the movement to end slavery.
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Act of Congress
An Act of Congress is a statute enacted by the United States Congress.
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Act of Parliament
Acts of Parliament, also called primary legislation, are statutes passed by a parliament (legislature).
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Act to Protect the Commerce of the United States and Punish the Crime of Piracy
An Act to protect the commerce of the United States and punish the crime of piracy is an 1819 United States federal statute against piracy, amended in 1820 to declare participating in the slave trade or robbing a ship to be piracy as well.
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Admission to the Union
The Admission to the Union Clause of the United States Constitution, oftentimes called the New States Clause, and found at Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1, authorizes the Congress to admit new states into the United States beyond the thirteen already in existence at the time the Constitution went into effect.
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American Revolution
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783.
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Article Five of the United States Constitution
Article Five of the United States Constitution describes the process whereby the Constitution, the nation's frame of government, may be altered.
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Atlantic slave trade
The Atlantic slave trade or transatlantic slave trade involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people, mainly to the Americas.
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Blockade of Africa
The Blockade of Africa began in 1808 after the United Kingdom outlawed the Atlantic slave trade, making it illegal for British ships to transport slaves.
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Capital punishment
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a government-sanctioned practice whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime.
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Clipper
A clipper was a very fast sailing ship of the middle third of the 19th century, generally either a schooner or a brigantine.
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Coastwise slave trade
The coastwise slave trade existed along the eastern coastal areas of the United States in the antebellum years prior to 1861.
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Domestic slave trade
The domestic slave trade, also known as the Second Middle Passage and the interregional slave trade, was the term for the domestic trade of slaves within the United States that reallocated slaves across states during the antebellum period.
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Erskine Clarke
Thomas Erskine Clarke is a Professor Emeritus of American Religious History at Columbia Theological Seminary, best known for his books Dwelling Place (2005) and By the Rivers of Water (2013).
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Fire-Eaters
In American history, the Fire-Eaters were a group of pro-slavery Southerners in the Antebellum South who urged the separation of Southern states into a new nation, which became the Confederate States of America.
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Hope (ship)
Hope was an American brig or sloop involved in the Maritime Fur Trade along the northwest coast of North America and discovery in the Pacific Ocean.
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John Brown (Rhode Island)
John Brown I (January 27, 1736 – September 20, 1803) was an American merchant, slave trader, and statesman from Providence, Rhode Island.
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John Tyler
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Kingdom of Great Britain
The Kingdom of Great Britain, officially called simply Great Britain,Parliament of the Kingdom of England.
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Law of the United States
The law of the United States comprises many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the most important is the United States Constitution, the foundation of the federal government of the United States.
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Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the American Midwest, Middle West, or simply the Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as "Region 2").
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Mississippi Territory
The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 7, 1798, until December 10, 1817, when the western half of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Mississippi and the eastern half became the Alabama Territory until its admittance to the Union as the State of Alabama on December 14, 1819.
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Nathaniel Gordon
Nathaniel Gordon (February 6, 1826 – February 21, 1862) was the only slave trader in the U.S. to be tried, convicted, and executed "for being engaged in the Slave Trade," under the Piracy Law of 1820.
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New York City
The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.
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Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance (formally An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio, and also known as The Ordinance of 1787) enacted July 13, 1787, was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States.
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Northwest Territory
The Northwest Territory in the United States was formed after the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), and was known formally as the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio.
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Peter Williams Jr.
Peter Williams Jr. (1786–1840) was an African-American Episcopal priest, the second ordained in the United States and the first to serve in New York City.
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Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island and is one of the oldest cities in the United States.
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Slave Trade Act
Slave Trade Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom and the United States that relates to the slave trade.
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Slave Trade Act 1807
The Slave Trade Act 1807, officially An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom prohibiting the slave trade in the British Empire.
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Slave Trade Act of 1794
The Slave Trade Act of 1794 was a law passed by the United States Congress that limited American involvement in the international slave trade.
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Slave Trade Act of 1800
The Slave Trade Act of 1800 was a law passed by the United States Congress to build upon the Slave Trade Act of 1794, limiting American involvement in the trade of human cargo.
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Slavery in Brazil
Slavery in Brazil began long before the first Portuguese settlement was established in 1532, as members of one tribe would enslave captured members of another.
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Slavery in international law
Slavery in international law is governed by a number of treaties, conventions and declarations.
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Spanish Florida
Spanish Florida refers to the Spanish territory of La Florida, which was the first major European land claim and attempted settlement in North America during the European Age of Discovery.
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Texas
Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, [O.S. April 2] 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
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United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States.
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Webster–Ashburton Treaty
The Webster–Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, was a treaty that resolved several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies (the region that became Canada).
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_Prohibiting_Importation_of_Slaves
