In spite of the strict laws and punishments, slaves did rebel against this treatment. From the 1500s to the 1800s, there were more than 250 known slave revolts. England made the slave trade illegal in 1807, but did not outlaw slavery itself until 1834. In the United States, the institution of slavery and the selling of slaves continued until 1863. To protect the price of their domestic slaves, in 1808 the United States made it illegal to import slaves from Africa.
Slavery is a denial of basic human rights.
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