What statement best describes slave trade in the united states in the beginning of the 1800s?

slavery was not an issue at this time.
slavery was abolished in all states.
slave trade was outlawed, but it still continued illegally.
slavery was illegal, but the government did nothing about it.

The correct answer is C) Slave trade was outlawed, but it continued illegally.

The statement that best describes the slave trade in the United States at the beginning of the 1800s?

Slave trade was outlawed, but it still continued illegally.

Slavery was officially prohibited in the United States. The states of the North practically did not have slavery but the Southern states still enforced them. President Lincoln gave leeway to the Southern States to Reconstruct themselves after the Civil War but they continue with slavey and they even set the black codes to limit the rights of African Americans.