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Originally Posted by BlakeJones
Thomas Jefferson wanted to abolish slavery at the formation of the United States. He was objected to by North and South Carolina who would not sign off. As president, in 1807 Jefferson signed a law abolishing the slave trade, people were no longer legally allowed to be traded because of him
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I think its actually banned the trans atlantic trade. It basically limited supply and led to more slave 'farming' aka made his own slllaves more valuable. Black people were quite the commodity back then.