Editing 1800s (decade) (section)

===Slavery===
{{See also|History of slavery}}

This decade marked the greatest increase of the [[Atlantic slave trade]] to the United States. During the period of 1798 and 1808, approximately 200,000 slaves were imported from Africa to the United States.<ref name="www.america.gov">{{cite web
|title = U.S.-Africa Chronology|url = http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/article/2008/09/20080924135836idybeekcm0.5395624.html#axzz3WdqOJXlU|access-date = 7 April 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213038/http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/article/2008/09/20080924135836idybeekcm0.5395624.html#axzz3WdqXy0E4|archive-date = 14 July 2014}}</ref> Still, the [[Abolitionism|abolitionist]] movement began to gain ground in this period. Britain enacted the [[Slave Trade Act 1807]], which barred the trade of slaves in Great Britain (though slavery was still legal). The United States enacted a similar ban in 1808.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/opinion/30foner.html Foner, Eric. "Forgotten step towards freedom,"] ''New York Times.'' 30 December 2007,</ref> However, Napoleon revoked the French Empire's ban on slavery with the [[Law of 20 May 1802]].

On 30 August 1800, under the cloak of religious meetings, [[Gabriel Prosser]] and Jack Bowler planned a slave rebellion in [[Richmond, Virginia]]. The rebellion was postponed due to poor weather and was ultimately unsuccessful because of unnamed two slaves betraying the cause.<ref name = "Jim Crow Museum">“Slavery in America.” Ferris State University, https://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/timeline/slavery.htm. </ref>