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Road to the Civil War.
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John Locke
John Locke's believed in natural rights and laws. Natural rights are rights people are born with and you cannot take them away. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Gathered farmers and indentured servants, Changed African status. -
New York Slave Rebellion
23 Africans, New York City
Killed 9 whites and injured 6 more
70 arrested, 27 put on trial and 21 convicted executed. -
American Revolution
Promised emancipation effects on population
- Freed men from the war : Chesapeake
- Many also escape
- Free black populations in Maryland and Delaware
- Slave numbers began to decline -
Declaration of Independence
Is arguably one of the most influential in the history of the United States -
Northwest Ordinance
was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States, passed July 13, 1787. -
Three Fifths Compromise
Slaves only had 3/5 of a vote. -
Constitution Passed
Constitution
• Passed after American war evolutionary war revolutionary war
• 2nd constitution -
Haitian Slave Rebellion
Originally ruled by French
Three Classes :
- Whites
- Free blacks
- Slaves
High death rate, more New Africans
10 days, slaves captured the North
Punishment, power Castration or burning
Pillaged, raped, tortured and mutilated white owners.
Within weeks 100,000 plus slaves evolution
Killed 4,000 whites & destroyed sugar planation
Gained freedom by 1804
Ethnic Cleansing : Killed every white person on island
Took place throughout : the country
Between February and April 1804 3,000 - 5,000 whit -
Fugitive Slave Act
was passed by the United States Congress on September 18,1850 -
Cotton Gin
is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, a job that otherwise must be performed painstakingly by hand. -
Slave Trade Act
Slave Trade Act of 1794 (America)
· Could not import - slaves after 1808
· 2,000 dollars
· Owning slaves was legal.
· Not always enforced
· Same as America -
Gabriel Conspiracy
Planned revolt in summer
Postponed due to rain
Two slaves told their owner : no reward
Escaped to Norfolk, captured. -
Lousiana Purchase
of land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. -
Slavery Officially Outlawed
This was when they tried to out rule slavery. -
Lousiana Slave Rebellion
New Orleans , Haitian refugees
Deslondes:
- Leads 180 men and women
700 white troops (slave owners, army, etc.) -
Missouri Compromise
was an agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, -
Nat Turner Slave Rebellion
Killed 55 white people
Hanged and Skinned
Killed over 200 blacks
