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Slaves arriving in America
Slavery in America began when the first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619, to aid in the production of such lucrative crops as tobacco. -
Fugitive Slave Acts
First Fugitive Slave Act authorized local governments to seize and return escaped slaves to their owners and imposed penalties on anyone who aided in their flight. Widespread resistance to the 1793 law later led to the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. -
Missouri Compromise
A compromise between abolitionists and slave owners over the admission of Missouri as a slave state. the addition was strongly opposed, and the Tallmadge Amendment was proposed to ease tension. This was very disliked by the south. -
Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot Proviso was one of the major events leading to the Civil War, would have banned slavery in any territory to be acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War or in the future, including the area later known as the Mexican Cession. -
Compromise of 1850
Everything that was to be gained from Mexio was to be declared free. Fugitive Slave Law was a part of the comprimise of 1850. California was also admitted a free state. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in 1852. This book was an account to slavery. It made a huge impact in society because this book was the first widely know books written by a women. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States involving anti-slavery "Free-Staters" and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian" elements in Kansas between 1854 and 1861. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not they want slavery within their borders. -
Dred Scott V Sanford
Dred Scott, a runaway slave from the south, escaped into the north after running away from his owner. After entering the anti-slavery zone, he was captured by bounty hunters sent by his ex-master. The supreme court ruled in favor of the slaver and Dred Scott was hauled back to a plantation in the south. -
John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry
There was an attempt to start an armed slave revolt by attacking a US arsenal at Harper's Ferry. This attempt was failed... John Brown was a radical aboltionist who was later hung after being captured by the others. -
Slave Trade Abolished
The 13th amendment, which formally abolished slavery in the United States, passed the Senate on April 8, 1864, and the House on January 31, 1865. On February 1, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln approved the Joint Resolution of Congress submitting the proposed amendment to the state legislatures. Other states had to make some changes and had to sign to have this happen, which they did.
