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Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
European Explorers bring slaves to the Americas
The Spaniards were the first Europeans to bring slaves to the americas in 1501 to the carribean island is Hispaniola. Before, they used slaves that were native to the island, but due to desease, the labor force decreased. Thus, they resorted to bringing slaves from over seas. -
Slavery ends in russia
Peter the great freed the slave of kievin rus.
Russian slaves were not completely freed but they were convereted in to house serfs. Peter the great http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Russia -
Cotton Gin Invented
Eli Whitney was the first person to officialy pattent a cotton gin. This device would make separating cotton easier and faster. -
Slavery ends in Great Britain
The slavery abolition act signed by the parliament of the United kingdom. freed many slaves that the UK own through out the british empire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833 -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was when california requested to become part of the union. This could potentially upset the ballance between slave states and free states, -
Fugitive Slave act
In the United states, a law was passed against slaves. This was that a slave owner could capture a runaway slave and bring that slave back with him. -
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American Cival War
The civil war started due to disagreements between the northern states and the southern states about slavery, western expansion, and other issues. This war, which lasted about 4 years, killed about 640,000 americans, and was the most costly war on american soil. -
Signing of the emancipation proclamaition in U.S.
President Abraham Lincoln inssued the Emancipation proclamation. During the third year of the civil war. This freed the many slaves in the north and other rebalion states http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/ -
U.S. ratifies 13th Amendment
Congress officially passed this in January of 1865, after the civil war. It basically said that every man shall be free, thus ending slavery in the U.S. -
Slavery ends in the united states
The civil war ended and lincoln was assasinated. The thirteeth amendment was signed and 25,000 slaves were freeded -
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Jim Crow Laws
These were a set of laws that prohibited black people to do things that white people could. These included hanging out with white girls, or sitting on the bus in certain areas, as well as sipping water from "white" water fountains. -
Brown vs Board of Education
This was a case where the U.S stated that they would start to build schools that would allow both races (black and white) people to attend school. The announcement was delivered by the president. -
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The Freedom Riders Movement
The Freedom Riders were a group of white and black americans that rebelled against the laws of Jim Crow. The blacks would sit in white bus waiting rooms and would sit at the front of the bus. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. was an important activist supporting civil rights for racial differences. On October 14th he received a Nobel Peace prize for his engagement with combating civil rights without using violence. -
Last country to abolish slavery
Mauritania officially abolished slavery in 1981 and made it illegal.
But it was proved that some form of slavery still exists
