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Slaves in Colonial America
During the 1660s, slavery becomes a legally recognized institution in British America. Colonial assemblies begin to enact laws that are known as slave codes. Such codes were to restrict the freedom of slaves and to keep the institution of slavery protected. -
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Concession and Agreement offering land to slave owners
Sometime in the year 1665, The proprietors of NJ state constituion at the time called, The Concession and Agreement of the Lords Proprietors of the Province of New Caesarea, or New Jersey, to and With All and Every the Adventurers and All Such as Shall Settle or Plant There, offered additional land of sixty acres for every slave imported during 1664. In addition forty five acres for each slave imported that following year. And thirty acres for each one that was brought during 1666. -
Slavery Establish
Slavery was establish in New Jersey in the year 1680. -
After the Two Jersey's United
In 1702, after the two Jersey's (west and east) united under the Royal Province. Their were harsh penalties placed and enacted for slave infractions. -
New Jersey A Seperate Colony
New Jersey became a separate colony from New York and received its own royal governor, Lewis Morris in 1738. There are about four thousand slaves in New Jersey. New Jersey was a royal colony at the time. -
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Increasing numbers of slaves 1750
After 1750 their was an increase in the number of slaves that were being shipped to North American directly from Africa. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence declared that "All men are created equa"l. Yet, slavery still remained a legal institution in New Jersey and allso all thirteen colonies. -
Gradual Abolition 1778
Sometime in 1778, Governor Livingston of New Jersey planned to encouragely urged his legislature to provide gradual abolition. The assembly then persuaded the governor to withdraw from the mesaage since the country at the time was in a critical condition and could not consider it at the time. -
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NJ Legislature 1785
During the year of 1785, the New Jersey legislature passed a weak ban on the importation of slaves. There was low fines for violators, and freedom was not granted for people illegally imported. -
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Enslavement 1790
More than 11,000 people were enslaved in New Jersey. -
NJ Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery 1793
The New Jersey Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, pursued the emancipation cases where the master's title was flawed and it pushed legislators to more measures to do away with slave laws. -
1794 Gradual Emancipation does not pass
Gradual Emancipatoin Act failed to pass in the year 1794, it failed by a single vote in the Assembly. Lawmakers made the emancipation very difficult after a number of undefeated suits of freeing slaves. -
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1794 Gradual Emancipation does not pass
Gradual Emancipatoin Act failed to pass in the year 1794, it failed by a single vote in the Assembly. Lawmakers made the emancipation very difficult after a number of undefeated suits of freeing slaves. -
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Resisting Abolition In NJ 1797-98
In between the years of 1797 and 1798 lawmakers resisted proposed abolition acts. -
1798 Lawmakers giving small rights to slaves
Throughout 1798, Lawmakers allowed slaves to own their own property/land, gave free blacks permission to live anywhere, increased penalties if slaves were being abused. -
Gradual Emancipation
New Jersey was the last Northern state to pass gradual emancipatoin. Which was five years after New York State. -
Gradual Abolition of Slavery in 1804
The New Jersey Legislature passed an called, "Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery". This provided females that were born of slave parents after july 4, 1804 to be free upon reach twenty-one years of age, and males upon reaching twenty-five. -
Congress Bans Importation of Slaves 1807-1808
Congress in 1807, banned the importation of slaves, which is effective January 1, 1808. It is the the earliest date allowed by the Constitution. However, the internal slave trade continued where it was a legal institution. -
Underground Railroads 1810
By now there was several suited established underground railroad routes coming from the southern states through Philadelphia to lower New Jersey and also to Perth Amboy and New York City. -
Bad practice of slavery 1819
Critics were able to awful practices where masters would convince enslaved Blacks to allow sale of their time to slave dealers. In the Southern states, slaves would be held in slavery by the local law and lack any legal appeals. -
Abolishing Slavery ( State Legislature)
State legislature passed an act abolishing slavery. Sadly, it substituted for "apprenticeship for life" unless owner set free a slave. -
Emancipation Proclamation Truly Ended Slavery
Slavery did not truly end in the state of new jersey until it was 1865. After the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation. In addition of passing the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution.
