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1793
The First Fugitive Slave Law is passed, allowing slave owners to cross state lines in the pursuit of fugitives and making it a penal offense to abet runaway slaves.
1794
Congress prohibits slave trade between the U.S. and foreign countries.
1795-1820
During a period of religious revivalism, known as the "Second Great Awakening," slaves convert to Christianity in large numbers for the first time.
1798
Georgia prohibits international slave trade.
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1799
Virginia banishes white mothers of mulattos with their children.
1800
A slave named Gabriel Prosser, believing himself called by God, organizes a plot to kill all whites in Virginia, sparing only Quakers, Methodists, and French. The conspirators meet under the pretense of holding religious meetings.
1800
South Carolina forbids blacks from holding religious meetings at night.
1800
Congress prohibits U.S. citizens from exporting slaves.
1801
Congress extends the Virginia and Maryland slavery laws into the District of Columbia, establishing a federally authorized slave code.
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