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For my topic, I want to go into depth how the United States handled the Slave Trade during the time which this practice was legal. By going back into letters and additional contents in the National Archives, I will try to pinpoint how the Slave Trade was handled by our Founding Fathers and our early American citizens.
Primary Source 1: The Court Case, U.S. v. Schooners
This primary source tells the story about “the illegal importation of slaves.” The following primary source lists the transaction of slave and is used as evidence in a court case. I will use this primary source to see how much slaves were priced at and determine who were the individuals that purchased these slaves.
Provided by the National Archives | Source Link
Primary Source 2: The Five Pages of The Amistad Africans
This primary source, page one of the five-page series shows how the evil of slavery (and the extent of the slave trade) had come to be exposed. I will use this primary source to see how much damage that slavery caused to a population unable to fight back. I will also use these primary source series to see how the slave trade harmed these individuals.
Provided by the National Archives | Source Link
Primary Source 3: Bills of Sale, 1864
This primary source gives an insight about slave sales that occurred during the Civil War in 1864. Even though this sale occurred when the United States Slave Trade was abolished in 1808 under legislation signed by President Thomas Jefferson, the slave trade continued even when the American Civil War was going on. I will use this primary source to gain knowledge on how the slave trade continued even though it was considered unlawful due to passed legislation.
Provided by the National Archives | Source Link
*These sources are subjected to change due to more primary sources being found in the near future.*