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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
European Explorers bring slaves to the Americas
The history of the European seaborne slave trade with Africa goes back 50 years ago prior to Columbus' initial voyage to the Americas. It began with the Portuguese, who went to West Africa in search of gold. The first Europeans to come to Africa's West Coast to trade were funded by Prince Henry. -
slavery ends in great britain
it is estimated that more than 3 million african people were transported over the atlantic to different colonies Profits for Britain were massive so it may come as a surprise to discover that, in the 19th century, British people actually led the fight to end slavery. -
Cotton Gin modern machine
The first modern cotton gin mechanical machine was created by an American inventor by the name of Eli Whitney in 1793, and patented in 1794. A cotton gin machine is a machine that quickly separates cotton fibers from their seeds. -
The Amistad trial
In 1841, the Amistad was a United States Supreme Court case resulting from the rebellion against the Africans on board the Spanish schooner La Amistad in 1839. the rebillion broke out when it was taken over by a group of captives that had been taken and been sold into slavery. -
slavery ends in france
Slavery was first abolished in 1794 and defeintly abolished in 1848. On the 4 February 1794. The First Republic Convention voted for the slavery in france to stop. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The fugitive slaves laws were issued by the congress of the united states in 1793 and 1850. this law made it so all the slaves who escaped from one state to go to another were returned. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was five dollars passed into the United States on September 1850. Which stopped a four-year confrontation between the states with slavery like in the South and the free states of the North, During the Mexican-American War (1846–1848). -
The Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued on January 1, 1863 the Emancipation Proclamation during the American Civil War. It was based on the president's constitutional authority as commander of the U.S armed forces it was not a law passed by Congress though. It says that all those enslaved in a territory or state is forever free. -
U.S. ratifies 13th amendment to the Constitution
The 13th amendment to the United States Constitution was an amendment to outlaw slavery and involuntary servitude. It was issued by the senate on april 8th 1864. On December 18, Secretary of State proclaimed it to have been issued. It was the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments adopted after the American Civil War. -
slavery ends in the U.S
When the civil war ended so did slavery in the united states. slavery it officially took place on december 6th 1865 when the emancipatation proclamation. -
The Civil War in the United States of America
The american civil war also known as the war between the states of america. The civil war between 1861 and 1865 between the union and the north. -
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The Jim Crow laws
The Jim Crow laws were the state and local laws in the United States inbetween 1876 and 1965. starting in 1890 an equal status for african americans. -
Brown vs. Board of education—U.S. supreme court case
in 1954 the united states supreme court declared that blacks and whites would be seperated into different public schools the decision overturned later, 1896 which allowed state-sponsored segregation. -
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African-American Civil Rights Movement
The African-American Civil Rights Movement from 1955 to 1968 refers to the social movement in the United States aimed for the right for black americans to vote and outlawing racial discrimination against them. -
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Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders were civil rights group who rode around buses into the southern part of the United States in 1961 and following years to test the United States Supreme Court decisions.The first Freedom Ride left Washington, D.C., on May 4, 1961. It arrived in New Orleans on May 17. -
Martin Luther king Jr assanation
Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968, at the age of 39. when they had rushed him to the hospital he was pronouced dead at 7:05 pm. The fugitive James Earl Ray was convicted for the crime and sent to prison. -
The last country to abolish slavery
That country was Mauritania, a nation located in western Africa in 1981 it had been decided that they would abolish slavery. This does not mean that slavery does not still exist in modern times unfortunately. later on in 2007 it is now illegal to own slaves. -
The murder of Emmett Till
Emmett till was murdered because of speaking to a white woman who was 21 years old and married. Later the husband of the woman and the half brother went to till and took him into the barn and guaged his eyes out an then through him into the river.
