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Slavery
African were sold as indentured servants ,not slaves. But later more Africans came and were treated as slaves. -
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Civill war timline
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Missouri compromise
allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state, Maine to enter the union as a free state,porhibitted slavery north of latitude 36 degrees 30- within Louisiana territory -
Nat Turner
1831-Nat Turner-Lead a revolt in Virginia that killed 60 whites,as a result slave codes were made stricter. -
Frederick Douglass
1838-Frederick Douglass –abolitionist who gave out speeches which changed people’s thought’s on slavery. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny- This drove the acquisition of territory. (1840) -
Lincoln's second inaugural address
1865- Lincoln's second inaugural address- He spoke on the sadness of the war and reminded listeners on how wrong both sides were.