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Virginia Code
The Virginia code made all non-Christian servants into slaves and all those who were already slaves into an owned property. -
Enslaved Revolt
Many of the slaved people did not like the changes that were being made and how they were treated. Due to the changes, an enslaved revolt occurred in New York City that lead to general violence. -
New York Fugitive Slave Law
This law that was passed allowed for any runaway slave to stand trial for the wrong that they did. -
Uprising in the Virgin Islands
Another revolt happened in the Virgin Islands because the conditions and treatment of the slave were very poor. -
Stono Revolt in South Carolina
The British colony was surprised by a slave uprising of about twenty slaves and the revolt killed about eighty people. The slaves ended up losing the overall revolt and the survivors were sold off.
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North Carolina Enacts Law
This law was placed to persecute anyone who assisted a freedom seeker. -
Constitutional Convention
The constitution that was originally made for the United States had many flaws and impurities within the text. The constitutional convention was the rewriting of the constitution to better serve our needs. -
Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks started a street riot that started out in a brawl but ended in a massacre. British soldiers opened fire on the colonists. This was the start of the American Revolution to get away from British rule. -
Battles at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts
This was the battle in which George Washington devised a surprise attack on the British and came out victorious, leaving America free from the British. -
Declaration of Independence
The freedom of the colonies allowed them to write their own laws and standards of government. During this time the first declaration of independence was written and signed and other official documents were drafted. -
The Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin this year to help separate the seeds from the cotton so that it would be less labor-intensive on the field workers. -
Slavery in the Northwest
The Northwest ordinance banned slavery in the Northwest Territory of the United States. -
George Washington
Was the first President of the United States -
The Second Great Awakening
The Second Great Awakening converts many slaves to Christianity. -
John Adams
Second president during 1797-1801 -
