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According to this law, what restriction did the United States Congress place on slavery in 1808?(Image below)

According to this law, what restriction did the United States Congress place on slavery-example-1
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The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 (2 Stat. 426, enacted March 2, 1807) is a United States federal law that provided that no new slaves were permitted to be imported into the United States. It took effect in 1808, the earliest date permitted by the United States Constitution.

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