The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_Trade_Act_of_1794" id="mweg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Slave Trade Act of 1794">Slave Trade Act of 1794</a> bans the export of slaves from the United States, and prohibits American citizens from outfitting a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_ship" id="mwew" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Slave ship">ship for the purpose of importing slaves</a>.<sup about="#mwt65" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-11"}}' id="cite_ref-11" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./March_22#cite_note-11" id="mwfA" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 11;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwfQ">[11]</span></a></sup>
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