In January, 1805, the Legislature passed another resolution requesting
Virginia's representatives in Congress to use every effort to secure a
portion of the territory of Louisiana for the colonization "of such
people of color as have been or shall be emancipated in Virginia."
The difficulties with France and England at this time prevented
further prosecution of the subject, but, after the termination of the
war between the United States and England, a resolution was passed by
the General Assembly of Virginia, in December, 1816, requesting the
Governor to correspond with the President with a view of acquiring
upon the coast of Africa, or at some point in the United States, an
asylum "for such persons of color as are now free and desire the
same," or "that may hereafter be emancipated in Virginia."