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Congress prohibits international slave trade
Congress passed a law that made importing slaves into the the US illegal -
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States legislate against teaching slaves to read or write
States are trying to pass laws that make int illegal for slaves to read or write -
William Lloyd Garrison debuts the LIberator
Garrison writes a paper called the Liberator so that people will want to abolish slavery -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
The last large-scale rebellion in the South was le dby nat Turner and killed over sixty whites -
Fugitive slave Act
This law said that all runaway slaves that are captured must be returned to their masters -
Uncle Tom's Cabin released
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this book, so that people could see the evil of slavery -
Dred Scott Decision
The Supreme court case involving Dred Scott inspired abolitionism because they ruled agianst Scott saying that he didn't have any right to sue -
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Civil War
The North and the South were fighting against each other because of slavery -
Emancipation Proclamation
This law was supposed to free all the slaves in the South, but was more of a political move by Lincoln to insure that Britain didn't join the confederacy -
13th Amendment
This stated that slavery was prohibited in the United States of America