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Slaves brought to america
Slaves were brought to Jamestown with the first colonists. They were brought to help with the planting of crops, building houses, and what ever they needed to get their colonies suitable to live in. -History.com -
Revolutionary war
The slaves took interest in fighting the Revolutionary war with either the Patriot or British army, with the interest of gaining freedom if the side that they chose won. -Wikipedia.com -
Northwest ordinance
Government passed that the territory or all of the states northwest of the Ohio Rive, people moving with new settlements slavery is not allowed. -History.com -
Abolitionist Movements
Slaves were going against everybody in favor of slavery. Their goal was to get immediate emancipation of all slaves and the end of racial discrimination. -History.com -
Nat Turners Rebellion
Nat Turner took slaves and traveled from house to house. They were trying to free the slaves as they went from house to house to get them in their rebellion. The rebellion lasted a few days while they killed around 60 people.- Wikipedia -
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a system in 1850's that helped lead slaves to freedom. People would help hide the slaves in their homes to protect them from their masters. It helped free around 100,000 slaves. - History.vom -
Uncle Toms Cabin
Uncle Toms Cabin is a book about anti-slavery that was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was one of the many books or novels that were written during the abolitionist movements. - Wikipedia.com -
13th Amendment was proposed
The Civil War between the Union and Confederacy, was a battle over keeping slavery, and banning slavery. Many slaves were forced to fight with the Confederacy because they were already enslaved in the south. Many wanted to fight for the Union. www.loc.gov -
Emancipation Proclimation
Law passed by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 that let all of the slaves free after the Civil War was won.-- www.civilwar.com -
13th Amendment Ratified
The 13h amendment was ratified on December 6, 1865. This outlawed and ended all forms of slavery.-www.ourdocuments.com -
Links
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=40http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/emancipation-150/10-facts.html? referrer=https://www.google.com/https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/thirteenth-amendment
