Category
page 1United States federal slavery legislation
Emancipation Proclamation
executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed southern slaves
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Act of the United States Congress
Three-Fifths Compromise
clause in the US constitution that a slave counts as ⅗ of a person for the purposes of taxes and apportioning the House of Representatives, repealed by the 14th Amendment
Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves
US Congress Act of 1807
Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
Act of the United States Congress
Slave Trade Act of 1794
law passed by the United States Congress that limited American involvement in the international slave trade
Slave Trade Act of 1800
law amending the Slave Trade Act of 1794