Asked by Jawaid Junaid on May 30, 2024
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Which of the following statements BEST describes American attitudes toward the prohibition of the Atlantic slave trade in 1808?
A) Despite its illegality,the trade continued throughout the antebellum period and did so with the growing support of southern slaveholders.
B) Although some radical northern merchants called for a revocation of the prohibition,the vast majority of southern slaveholders rejected it for fear of the effect that the influx of new slaves would have on the monetary value of their own slaves.
C) Hand in hand with the British Navy,the U.S.managed not only to bring an end to American participation in the trade,but effectively to end the trade completely by the middle of the nineteenth century.
D) Although records suggest that a few smugglers managed to sneak a handful of foreign slaves into the country,widespread and vocal public indignation against such criminal activities ensured that such smuggling remained insignificant.
Prohibition
The legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933 under the 18th Amendment.
Atlantic Slave Trade
The forced movement of Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas where they were sold as slaves from the 16th to the 19th century.
American Attitudes
The collective viewpoints or beliefs held by the American population on various topics, reflecting the cultural, social, and political climate.
- Investigate the fiscal effects and legal adjustments linked to the commerce in slaves and the condition of slavery in the United States, covering both the internal trade of slaves and the ban on the Atlantic slave trade.
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Learning Objectives
- Investigate the fiscal effects and legal adjustments linked to the commerce in slaves and the condition of slavery in the United States, covering both the internal trade of slaves and the ban on the Atlantic slave trade.
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