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Does the us have slaves?
Not currently. Slaver was abolished with the 13 amendment of the Constitution
When was the importation of slaves outlawed in the US?
Slavery was outlawed by an amendment to the US Constitution in 1865. Each state where slavery was legal had to change their laws to match federal laws and that process took several more years.
What happened when slavery was abolished?
When slavery was abolished, slaves were released from their owners, making them "free".
Is it true that during the post-Revolutionary period most of the states continued the importation of slaves?
Although slaves were brought into the US after 1781, the importation was banned by Rhode Island in 1774, most other colonies by 1786, and Georgia in 1798. However, they continued to be imported legally into the South until 1808, when the Constitutional exclusion period expired.
When did the importation of US slaves begin?
In 1609 the first slave was brought into the United States to the Jamestown Colony. From that point on the number of slaves grew. When the cotton gin was invented it grew and by 1750 the southern population was 35% slave.
