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The United States had already banned the slave trade in 1808 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_Prohibiting_Importation_of_Slaves https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 3y ago
The United States had already banned the slave trade in 1808 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_Prohibiting_Importation_of_Slaves https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_Prohibiting_Importation_...) so, no, it is unlikely that the Monroe Doctrine was a reaction to that.
- 082349872349872 3y ago"banned"; cf https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_Prohibiting_Importation_of_Slaves#Effectiveness_and_prosecutions_for_slaving https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_Prohibiting_Importation_... > The U.S. position meant that many slave ships from other countries falsely flew the American flag to avoid being seized by British anti-slaving patrols. ... The Atlantic slave trade was not ended until the U.S. Civil War, when American-built and -managed ships were prevented from operating.
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