jan 1, 1787 - 1787: Northwest Ordinance outlaws slavery in the new territories. Congress passes the Three-Fifths Comprise, stating that every black man is equivalent to 3/5th a white man, a southern effort to increase their influence in the House of Representatives. U.S Constitution sets the date of 1808 as the official ban of American interaction in the international slave trade.
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jan 1, 1787
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~ 239 years ago