Question

Why was 1808 an important year in the fight against slavery?
1.)It became illegal to import enslaved Africans to the United States.
2.) It became illegal to import enslaved Africans to the United States.
3.) The invention of the cotton gin replaced slave labor in many states.
4.) The slave codes were declared illegal in Kentucky.

Answer 1

Both 1 and 2: it became illegal to import enslaved Africans to the United States

The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 went into effect in 1808, which was the earliest date permitted by the US constitution. This meant no new African slaves could be brought to the US but did not help the slaves already in the US.