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HIS 100 Module Three Activity Template: Historical Context
Replace the bracketed text below with your responses.
Identify the topic you chose to explore:
“Globalization: Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves”.
Describe the historical context surrounding your historical event.
The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves was first passed by the United States Congress in 1807,
and it went into effect on January 1, 1808. The act made it illegal to import slaves into the United
States from any foreign country, and it was intended to help end the transatlantic slave trade.
The act was passed during a time when slavery was a contentious issue in the United States, and
it reflected growing opposition to the institution of slavery among many Americans. However,
the act did not end slavery in the United States, and it was not until the Civil War that slavery
was abolished throughout the country.
Describe a key historical figure or group’s participation in your historical event.
The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves was passed by the United States Congress and signed
into law by President Thomas Jefferson on March 2, 1807. The act was supported by many
abolitionists in the United States who were working to end the transatlantic slave trade.
However, the act was also supported by many slave owners in the United States who were
concerned about the impact of the slave trade on the domestic market for slaves. One of the key
figures in the passage of the act was James Madison, who was a member of Congress at the time
and who later became the fourth President of the United States. Madison was a strong
supporter of the act and believed that it was an important step towards ending the institution of
slavery in the United States.
Explain the key historical figure or group’s motivation to participate in your historical event.
James Madison, as well as many other abolitionists in the United States, was motivated by a
belief in the inherent rights and freedoms of all human beings. Madison and others believed that
the transatlantic slave trade was a cruel and inhumane practice that violated these rights and
freedoms. Additionally, many abolitionists were concerned about the impact of the slave trade
on the domestic market for slaves in the United States. They believed that the importation of
slaves from other countries was driving down the price of slaves in the United States and making
it more difficult for American slave owners to compete in the market. By prohibiting the
importation of slaves, abolitionists hoped to end the transatlantic slave trade and eventually end
the institution of slavery altogether.
Articulate how the historical context caused or influenced your chosen historical event.
The historical context of the early 19th century United States was characterized by a growing
opposition to the institution of slavery and to the transatlantic slave trade in particular. Many
Americans, including James Madison and other abolitionists, believed that the slave trade was a
cruel and inhumane practice that violated the inherent rights and freedoms of all human beings.
Additionally, many slave owners in the United States were concerned about the impact of the
slave trade on the domestic market for slaves. They believed that the importation of slaves from
other countries was driving down the price of slaves in the United States and making it more
difficult for American slave owners to compete in the market. As a result, the Act Prohibiting
Importation of Slaves was passed by Congress in 1807 and went into effect on January 1, 1808.
The act reflected the growing opposition to the transatlantic slave trade in the United States and
was an important step towards ending the institution of slavery altogether.
Explain how connecting your historical event and current event improves the understanding of
your topic.
The current event that I chose was an article about the last survivor of the transatlantic slave
trade who was discovered. Matilda McCrear who lived until 1940 and died in Selma, Alabama at
the age of 83. This is connected to my historical event because if the Act of prohibiting
Importation of Slaves was passed in 1808 then how was Matilda McCrear abducted from Africa
and brought into the United States? This is proof that the slave trade continued to expand even
after the act passed. By connecting my historical event and current event it helped improve the
understanding of my topic as well as the question I presented in my previous assignment. It
allowed me to understand that not only was the slave trade ongoing but it continued to grow
and expand beyond the population that was created within the United States.
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