The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress" id="mwdQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States Congress">U.S. Congress</a> passes the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_Prohibiting_Importation_of_Slaves" id="mwdg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves">Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves</a>, disallowing the importation of new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery" id="mwdw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Slavery">slaves</a> into the country.