3. Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves
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Do you think that the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves was a sign of an improving nation or was it an indication of a nation unwilling to change?
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In March 1807, the United States government passed the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, which was originally proposed by Joseph Bradley Varnum in 1806. The legislation prohibited the continued importation of slaves from outside the United States. The act did not change domestic slavery.