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Period: Jan 3, 1500 to
The Middle Pasage
The time period where slaves were tranfered in Zong- the British slave ship across the ocean from African countries to the US. 10-12 million Africans were transported to work as slaves but 15% of them died on the ship. -
Act XII Laws of Virginia
The child of an enslaved mother was also a slave for life. Originally, the English tradition was that a child would received his or her status from his or her father. Members of the General Assembly hoped that an increased fine would discourage white men and women from having sexual partners who were African or of African descent. -
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Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by young Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. Bacon rallied by 600 people to his cause, including 80 blacks. He promised freedom who were willing to fight. -
The Stono Rebellion
In South Carolina, a group of slaves march down the road carrying banners that said "Liberty!" while shouting the word. Led by an Angolan named Jemmy, the men and women continue to walk south, recruiting more slaves along the way.They had marched over ten miles and killed between 20 and 25 whites. Eventually the whites killed about thirty slaves and at least thirty had escaped. The ones that were captured were decapitated and their heads were placed on sticks to scare the other blacks. -
The Act of 1740 Section 30
The freedom of an African- American depends on where they originated from. If a slave moves to a state where there’s no slavery, they will still be considered a slave because of where they came from. -
The Proclaimation Line of 1763
The Proclaimation Line of 1763 aimed to calm Britain’s Indian allies by forbidding American settlement west of the crest of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Fugitive Slave Law
California was allowed to be admitted as a free state which included the passage of the Fugitive Slave Law. The Fugitive Slave Law made abolitionists more resolved to put an end to slavery and the Underground Railroad became more active. -
The Homestead Act
The Homestead Act gave 270 million acres of Indian Territory in the western United States to any American, including freed slaves for free. -
Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush was when about 100,000 people migrated to the Klondike region of north-western Canada in the Yukon region between 1896 and 1899. It’s also called the Yukon Gold Rush, the Last Great Gold Rush and the Alaska Gold Rush. Gold was discovered in many rich spots along the Klondike River in 1896, but due to the harsh winter climate the news of gold couldn’t travel fast enough to reach the outside world before the following year. -
The Social Security Act
The Social Security Act attempted to limit the dangers in the modern American life, including old age, poverty, unemployment, and the burdens of widows and fatherless children. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The civil rights act made racial discrimination in public places illegal. It ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination in areas such as race, color, religion, sex or national origin. -
The Sugar Act of 1964
For the first time in America, The Sugar Act of 1964 imported duties made to raise money for Britain rather than regulating trade in America.
