George Washington signed the 1794 Slave Trade Act, which prohibited U.S. vessels from engaging in the Atlantic Slave Trade and forbade the export of slaves for foreign sale. This was the first significant law against slavery that was passed by the United States government.

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  George Washington signed the 1794 Slave Trade Act, which prohibited U.S. vessels from engaging in the Atlantic Slave Trade and forbade the export of slaves for foreign sale. This was the first significant law against slavery that was passed by the United States government.
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George Washington signed the 1794 Slave Trade Act, which prohibited U.S. vessels from engaging in the Atlantic Slave Trade and forbade the export of slaves for foreign sale. This was the first significant law against slavery that was passed by the United States government.

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