Abolish Slavery In The 19th Century

Slavery has been around for millennia and had been a plague on the mankind for far too many years until the 19th century. The 19th century was a time of great change politically, economically, and socially, and included the abolition of slavery. The problem with analyzing the abolition of slavery in all of the nations that did at this time is that each is so unique that it is difficult to accurately compare and contrast them because they all had different linguistic, cultural, and ethnic differences.

It can be argued that the United States of America and Great Britain both had differing cultures but they both originated from the same place, just over a century earlier, making them prime examples for comparison, even their paths towards abolition began similarly, and then shifted drastically. The United States of America and Great Britain both abolished
The best place to start when looking at the similarity is by starting in 1807. In 1807 each country passed laws abolishing the international trade of slaves. Article 1 Section 9 of the Constitution of the USA is known as the Slave Trade Provision. The provision read "The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person." The Act of 1807 was approved March 2, 1807. This law ended the international trade of slaves, starting on January 1, 1808; disobedience to this would have enacted severe penalties such as a $10,000 fine and up to 10 years in jail. The act did not, however, abolish the trade of slaves within the United States of America. This was legal up until antebellum the American Civil