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Major Slavery Establishments
The battle under American slavery begins at the, well, begginning: the first slave colonies, the desperation to get more people to work on the gigantic rice plantations when indentured servants were running out, started with new America (still under the Brits, I must add): Virginia, New England, and what would become the most Southern and proslavery states in the U.S.-the Carolinas. -
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The Fight In Slavery
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Northern Americans Abolish Slavery
Pennsylvanian leader Benjamin Franklin gradually manages to urge each Northern territory to pass slavery emancipation laws. These laws, though not fully enforced later in history, may just affect the way the North fights against slavery. -
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Second Great Awakening
Charles Finney leads the Second Great Awakening with the Christian Renewal, several Northerners coming to level with the fact that slavery just might be a sin, while it backfires at the same time and the South are even more convinced that the black and the brown are destined to be who they are. The African Methodist Episcopal Church popped up and war with
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The Cotton Gin
Sometime in the early 1790's, inventor Eli Whitney solves the back-breaking work of seperating cotton seeds. While his invention is small, it will soon affect the nation's economy with the biggest jump in history, making the United States the wealthiest country in the world. However, this will come with a twist when millions of new African Americans, stolen from their homes will rest on Whitney's consceince for the rest of history. -
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The Cotton Boom
And here is the United States of America, wealthiest country in the world, mass producing cotton by the millions (of slaves). The South benefits immensly from this, and unfortunately, so do slave auctioneers. -
Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves
Massa Thomas Jefferson takes measures into his own hands as president to pass an act that banned the U.S. Trans-atlantic slave trade. This was lightly enforced, however, and would soon be ignored after his presidency. Mindfully, however, the South nor the North cared much about this act as a) they had slaves of their own already and b) while the Cotton Gin, recently invented in 1793, was useful and made work easier, it had not been improved enough for slavery to matter as so much as in CB. -
Free African Americans
The American Colonization Society creates a colony in Liberia, West Africa for escaped slaves and Free African Americans. However, some would rather be slaves than go back to Africa, where they would be dubbed traitors. Back in the U.S., minister Richard Allen and his Methodist church create segregated areas for free blacks. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri wants to enter as a slave state, but that would upset the balance between free and slave states. Henry Clay steps in and creates the 36,30 line stating that anything above that (besides MI and already slave states) is free territory. -
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Slave Uprisings Stand Out
Slave uprisings begin to stand out as a free black, Denmark Vesey, from Charleston, South Carolina helps free slaves and protests against slaveholders. It is not said what becomes of him. -
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Female Antislavery Societies
Women, both black and white rise up in voice against slavery and while their at it, preach women's rights. It is in this time period that Sarah and Angelina Grimke begin their journey against slavery and sexism. Harriet Tubman and Beecher Stowe will later join the ride. -
Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner of Southhampton, Virginia slaughters about 60 people with the help of slave rebels, the rebellion lasting several days before Turner is due to escape. He survives for several months afterwards. -
American Antislavery Association
William Loyd Garrison forms the American Antislavery Association and voices his opinions against slavery (and sometimes the Constitution). Within thirty years, this organization has over 250,000 members. -
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad, a series of connected routes up North, becomes widely popular amongst slaves hoping to escape. Past Quaker Robert Pervis is dubbed 'President of the Underground Railroad' from his efforts to make path connections. -
WORLD ANTISLAVERY CONVENTION
This convention is held in London by Thomas Clarkson discussing the (suprisingly global) issue of Slavery. Though it is outlawed in England, it still continues as an issue in every corner of the world. American abolitionists attending included William Loyd Garrison, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott. However, the ladies were not allowed to sit up front near the men, and acts like these will soon lead them to the Seneca Falls convention. -
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas
Frederick Douglas, past slave and current abolitionist tells the tale of his life as a slave in a novel. This African-American gains Northern popularity and a bounty on his head from the South. This will eventually lead to a Northern tour of telling his tale in person. -
Mexican Cession
The United States wins the Mexican-American war, fortunately yet unfortunately gaining loads of new territory. The question of slavery once again arises in Congress. -
Harriet Tubman
This infamous escaped slave helps guide as much as 300 slaves and eighty trips back and forth in and out of plantations. She's got a big bounty over her head, and she later voices out about Women's Rights as well as abolitionism. -
Compromise of 1850
Congress needs Henry Clay yet again as California struggles to join as a free state. To do so, the Mexican Cession land becomes popular sovereignety, Texas giving up some land, and fugitive slave laws making it a federal crime to escape slavery or help a fugitive. The North is outraged. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe writes a captivating, touching antislavery literature novel showing society the reality of slavery about a character Eliza who escapes slavery in fear of her son being sold. Stowe's novel sells over two million copies within ten years and touches the souls of dozens of Americans.
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Election of 1852
President Franklin Pierce is elected and favored by the South. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The beginning of the beginning to the Civil War happens when Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas divides the Kansas territory into two: Kansas and Nebraska. This act eliminates the Missouri Compromise and slavery is decided by popular sovereignety. Antislavery people are outraged and both sides rush to Kansas to vote. However, the popular vote was yes, slavery, and antislavery is so angered that they form their own government. They are charged with treason. -
Kansas is Wounded
Proslavery groups attack the antislavery protesting government at the heart: Lawrence. Upset and inspired by Nat Turner, antislavery man John Brown slaughters proslavery citizens in what is now called the Pottowamie Massacre. -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
This case reaches the Supreme Court finally as Scott tries to explain himself as a free man. Chief Justice Roger Tany declares African Americans not citizens, and the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional. -
Freeport Doctrine
Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas passes an act that declares the inclusion or exclusion of slavery directly up to the people and the right to enforce it against the Supreme Court. -
Harper's Ferry Raid
John Brown tries with another slaughter and manages to kill five slaveholders at night, though his slaves did not join the rebellion. However, Brown is quickly captured and charged with the death penalty. Still, this doesn't stop the South from feeling unsafe and the secessions quickly follow. -
Election of 1860
Lincoln is elected as President, but only a month after the election and before the inaugoration, South Carolina secedes the Union and Missouri, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas follow to form the Confederates. These states were the nation's wealth. A compromise is proposed to keep them, but Lincoln rejects it. -
The Civil War Begins
Lincoln is inaugurated March 4th, 1861 and immediately sets to working on the plans with the upcoming war against the Confederates. In his speech he says he hopes the South may come back, but doubts it. The South does not come back.