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Compare enslaved population trends in Brazil and the US in the 19th century.

Brazil: Decreased due to manumission. US: Increased due to birth into slavery.

Cause and effect of increased manumission in Brazil?

Cause: Iberian laws and Catholic influence. Effect: Growing free Black population.

Cause and effect of the ban on importing enslaved Africans in the US (1808)?

Cause: Ban on importing. Effect: Continued rise in enslaved population due to birth into slavery.

What was the significance of Brazil abolishing slavery in 1888?

Freed remaining 1.5 million enslaved Africans.

What was the impact of the 1808 ban on importing enslaved Africans to the US?

Did not stop the increase in enslaved population due to birth into slavery.