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The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade happen from 16 centruy. Europe traded of goods for slave in Africa and then sold the slaves to the Americans. This process took about 18 months. -
The Middle Passage
Once on a shipboard, slaves were chained together and crammed into spaces sometimes less than five feet high. One observer said the slaves were packed together “like books upon a shelf so close that the shelf would not easily contain one more” Condition within the slave ships were unspeakably awful. Inside the hold, slaves had only half the space provided for indentured servants or convicts. Urine, vomit, mucus and horrific odors filled the hold. -
The Great Migration
The Great Migration happen on April 17, 1619. A dutch ship named White Lion and enslaved Africans during the battle with a spanish ship. The population grew in colonies from 450 to 4000. -
Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was invented by Eli Witney in March 14,1973. It was used for removig seeds fro the cotton fiber. The South woud moslty used the invention because the slaves would have to pick out the cotton and take out the seeds.By the mid 19 centuary cotton had become Americas leading export. It was manily used for producing cotton faster when removing the seeds -
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was born on February, 1818 he was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland. He was a former slave he lived with his materal grandmother. At a young age he was sent to live in a house at a plantation owners whom may be his father. He took a terrifrying dare escaping slavery in the year 1838 on Spetember 3. His impact on society was trying to end slavery making equal inatead of half free and half slaves who are unfree. His legacy was his powerful speeches to end slavery. -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was born on March, 1822. Her legacy was she made a pathway to freedom for enslaves pathway named "Underground Railroad" leading to the North using the North star as her compass. Her escape in slavery was in 1849 but when she escaped she will go back taking a risk to help others out. Her impact on society is she was leading a abolitionist before the American Civil War she was like a hero to the South helping other slave escaping slavery. -
The Telegraph
The telegarph was invented in 1830 by Samuel Morse. It was a machine that could send clicking signals across a wire. It could transment messages where ever its telegraph cable. The word telegraph means is greek word that means to write far. The telegraph involed a world wide system of wires using stations message operator it carry news faster then any invention used.It would mostly be impact on the South and the North because they will both have to get their news fatser baoth South and North. -
The Lowell MIll Girls
The Lowell Mill Girls are femal workers who worked in Lowell,Massacusetts the 1840's. The woman will revolt against the factories whe they would make less amount to fix thier regular payment. Lowell is city in Massacusetts. -
Irish Immigration
rish immigrants came into the U.S for various reasons but a big reason was because of the Potato Famine. Which lead them to move to the U.S. The immigrants were treated poorly especially in New York where the Irish were confronted by conartists. -
Women Rights Movements
Limited the women's sphere of influence to the home and family. "true womanhood” held that women were designed exclusively for the roles of wife and mother and were expected to cultivate Piety, Purity, Submission, and Domesticity in all relations. -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 happen in January 29,1850. This legislative act was a fugitive slave act was amened and the slave trade in Washignton D.C was abloish. also California was entered the Union as a free slave. It took place int he senate. It impact on the South because the slaves would be at the south and the compromise was for the fugitive slave act to make changes.m
