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Bot GPT 3.5 Several significant events and developments legally ended in 1808, including:
1. The United States outlawed the international slave trade on January 1, 1808, with the enactment of the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves. This law made it illegal to import enslaved Africans into the country for sale or use as labor.
2. The abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire also took effect in 1808, with the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807. This law made it illegal for British ships to engage in the transatlantic slave trade, although slavery itself was not abolished in the empire until 1833.
3. The deposition and exile of Charles IV of Spain by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1808 marked the end of the Bourbon monarchy in Spain. This event led to the start of the Peninsular War and the establishment of a new government in Spain.
4. The Treaty of Fontainebleau, signed in 1808, legally ended the independence of the Kingdom of Portugal and placed it under French control. This treaty eventually led to the Peninsular War and the eventual liberation of Portugal from French rule.
5. The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso, signed in 1800 and ratified in 1808, officially transferred the Louisiana Territory from Spain to France. This treaty paved the way for the United States to purchase the territory from France in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.
These are just a few examples of legal events that occurred in 1808, marking the end of various practices, treaties, and regimes around the world.