47K views · 712 reactions | In 1794 the United States took a first federal step against the slave trade by barring US ships and the export of enslaved people for foreign sale. #USHistory #Abolition #EarlyRepublic | The History Archives | Facebook

While Canada never had federal prohibition like the United States (apart from a brief period during the First World War), the provinces were a different story. Some, like Quebec, had prohibition for a few months. Others, like PEI, had it in place for nearly half a century. | Canadian History Ehx