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Jan 1, 1550
Triangle Trade Begins
The Slave Trade begins in the Atlantic Ocean and the first slaves start to arrive in America. The three parts were in West Africa, the Caribbean or the American coast, and all worked together to improve the others economy. -
Jan 22, 1566
Nathaniel Bacon Is Born
Francis Bacon, who was born in the United Kingdom, came to America and then joined the House Of Burgesses. He is thought of as a hero and a traitor because of his thoughts on equality and burning of Jameestown. -
VOC Starts Trading
The VOC, or Dutch East India Company, started to transport slaves all round the world. The Dutch East India Company was one of the biggest parts of slave trade transportation. -
Act XII Comes Into Place In The Virgina Colony
Act XII comes into place in the Virginia colony, and this clarifies who is and who isn't a slave. -
Jamestown Is Burned
Bacon's rebellion burns Jamestown, This is very vital on Virginia's opinion on Francis Bacon. -
Stono Rebellion
The Stono Rebellion was an event in which certain slaves in South Carolina tried to escape South Carolina to find a better life in Florida. This was one of the biggest rebellions in slave history. -
African Americans In The Revolutionary Debate
During the 1760s and 1770s when powerful slaveholders such as George Washington talked of liberty, natural rights, and hatred of enslavement, African Americans got involved and wanted America to gain its freedom. Crispus Attucks is sometimes seen as martyr because he was the first American slain by the British in the Revolutionary war. -
Louisiana Purchase
Creoles and French settlers were added to the U.S. population once the Louisiana Purchase had occured. This abouted doubled the size if the US. It restarted the controversy of the slave trade expanding. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise prohibited slavery in the new northern states near Arkansas. This proved that congress had to be more leanient towards states that wanted to be admitted into the union. -
VOC Stops Trading
The VOC, or Dutch East India Company, stops trading and transporting slaves. Many events, such as the take over of the Meermin, lead up to this. -
The Kanas-Nebraska Act
The The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was the act that started the Republican party. It created Kansas and Nebraska, and was founded to create more room for slavery. The politicians who opposed the idea of it including slavery where the ones who created the Republican party. -
Slavery Ends
Slavery ends in the United States Of America! It is no longer legal, and this occurs during the middle of the Civil War.
