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First slaves in new world
The Dutch frist brought African slaves into the New World -
Slavery legalized in Massachusetts
Massachusetts was the first state to officially legalize slavery in statute, -
Slave rebellion in Virginia
The first documented attempt at a rebellion by slaves took place in Gloucester County, Virginia. -
Quakers past first antislavery laws
The Quakers of Germantown, Pennsylvania, passed the first formal antislavery resolution. -
Vermont is first state to abolish slavery
Vermont was the first state to abolish slavery. -
Geoerge Washington allows black soldiers
George Washington reversed previous policy and allowed the recruitment of blacks as soldiers. Some 5,000 would participate on the American side before the end of the Revolution. -
Cotton Gin patented
Eli Whitney obtained a patent for his cotton gin, which lead to massive slavery expansion. -
Slavery forbade in northwest
The Continental Congress forbade slavery in the region northwest of the Ohio River by the Northwest Ordinance. -
3/5 compromise
The Constitution of the United States allowed a male slave to count as three-fifths of a man in determining representation in the House of Representatives. -
Fugitive slave laws passed
Congress passed the first Fugitive Slave Law. -
Black Laws passed
The Ohio legislature passed "Black Laws" designed to restrict the legal rights of free blacks. These laws were part of the trend to increasingly severe restrictions on all blacks in both North and South before the Civil War. -
Slave trade stopped
The slave trade was officially illegalized -
Plessy V. Fergusson
