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slavery is made illegal in the northwest
Slavery is made illegal in the Northwest Territory. The U.S Constitution states that Congress may not ban the slave trade until 1808. -
fugitive slave act
the congress passed the fugitive slave act which makes harboring an escaped slave a crime. -
Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin greatly increases the demand for slave labor. -
Gabriel Prosser
Gabriel Prosser, an enslaved African American blacksmith, organizes a slave revolt intending to march on Richmond, Virginia. The conspiracy is uncovered, and Prosser and a number of the rebels are hanged. Virginia's slave laws are consequently tightened. -
importation banned
The importation of slaves is banned in the U.S. though illegal slave trade contines. -
Missouri compromise
The Missouri Compromise provided a simple constitutional and geographical expedient for resolving a crisis of the Union growing out of SLAVERY'S expansion into the western TERRITORIES. Because the compromise formed the basis of a balance of the free and slave states in the Union for a generation, its abrogation in the 1850s destabilized the constitutional system and intensified the disruption of the Union. -
Underground railroad
the underground railroad is developed and is being used to help slaves escape and become free. -
Denmark Vesey
Denmark Vesey, an enslaved African American carpenter who had purchased his freedom, plans a slave revolt with the intent to lay siege on Charleston, South Carolina. The plot is discovered, and Vesey and 34 coconspirators are hanged. -
Nat Turner
Nat Turner, an enslaved African American preacher, leads the most significant slave uprising in American history. He and his band of followers launch a short, bloody, rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia. The militia quells the rebellion, and Turner is eventually hanged. As a consequence, Virginia institutes much stricter slave laws -
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison begins publishing the Liberator, a weekly paper that advocates the complete abolition of slavery. He becomes one of the most famous figures in the abolitionist movement. -
the beginning of the dred scott decision
In 1846 he filed suit in the Missouri state courts for his freedom on the grounds that residence in a free territory had liberated him.Scott's suit finally came before the U.S. Supreme Court. On March 6, 1857, in Dred Scott v. John Sanford, after much debate the Supreme Court ruled against Scott 7 to 2 -
The Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso, introduced by Democratic representative David Wilmot of Pennsylvania, attempts to ban slavery in territory gained in the Mexican War. The proviso is blocked by Southerners, but continues to enflame the debate over slavery. -
Harriet Tubman escapes
Harriet Tubman escapes slavery and becomes one of the main "conductors" on the underground railroad -
uncle tom's cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes uncle tom's cabin which is a book that notify people about what happen to slaves. -
the end of the Dred Scott decision
In 1846 he filed suit in the Missouri state courts for his freedom on the grounds that residence in a free territory had liberated him.Scott's suit finally came before the U.S. Supreme Court. On March 6, 1857, in Dred Scott v. John Sanford, after much debate the Supreme Court ruled against Scott 7 to 2 -
John Brown raid (Harpers Ferry)
On October 16, 1859, the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, was captured by the abolitionist John Brown and twenty-one of his followers. Although the rebels were quickly defeated—and their goal of inspiring local slaves to mount a full-scale rebellion came to nothing—the attack would have profound consequences for the national debate on the future of slavery in the United States. -
The start of the American civil war
The American Civil War had a significant impact on the nation, it led to the end of slavery and made us two different nations at one point. The war was not just fought at the battlegrounds but at their houses to. Families were fighting against their relatives and nieghbors were killing eachother over if they should be able to own another person. At the end the north won and they proceded to end slavery -
Southern states secede
The southern states secede from the nation and form another nation called the Confederate States of America -
the Reconstruction Period and the Emancipation Proclamation
The emancipation proclamation was a praclamation that was meant to free the slaves. The Reconstruction refers to the actions and activities of both black and white Americans in the period immediately after the Civil War. -
The end of the American civil war
The American Civil War had a significant impact on the nation, it led to the end of slavery and made us two different nations at one point. The war was not just fought at the battlegrounds but at their houses to. Families were fighting against their relatives and nieghbors were killing eachother over if they should be able to own another person. At the end the north won and they proceded to end slavery -
13th amendment
The 13th amendment is added which abolishes slavery -
14th amendment
The 14th amendmentis added which requires equal protection under the law to all persons -
The 15th amendment
The 15th amendment is added which bands racial discrimination in voting. -
Jim Crow Laws
mandatory segregation laws across the American South during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. -
the Plessy v. Ferguson decision
The Plessy v. ferguson decision was meant to overthrow the separate but equal doctrine and became the target of a litigation campaign. -
Seperate but equal doctrine
The supreme court approves the "seperate but equal" segregation doctrine. -
Ku Klux Klan marches
Ku Klux Klan marches on Washington, D.C. as their first national demonstration. -
the novel is set
The novel was set here for a significant stand point on the topic of slavery, giving you a different perspective. -
the start of Brown vs. board of education
The 1954 ruling outlawed racial segregation in public schools led to the dismantling of a legal regime that had relegated African Americans to a subordinated position in American society. -
the end of Brown vs. board of education
The 1954 ruling outlawed racial segregation in public schools led to the dismantling of a legal regime that had relegated African Americans to a subordinated position in American society. -
the start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
During this whole period, African Americans fought this segregation with varying results. Civil Rights leaders staged an effective boycott of the Montgomery (Alabama) bus system in 1955, sparked by Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger. The bus system, economically damaged by this boycott (and influenced partly by a Supreme Court ruling holding such segregation unconstitutional) desegregated. Around this same time, African Americans were given new opportunities for employm -
the end of the montgomery bus boycott
During this whole period, African Americans fought this segregation with varying results. Civil Rights leaders staged an effective boycott of the Montgomery (Alabama) bus system in 1955, sparked by Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger. The bus system, economically damaged by this boycott (and influenced partly by a Supreme Court ruling holding such segregation unconstitutional) desegregated. Around this same time, African Americans were given new opportunities for employm -
novel was written
The novel was written during the abolition of slavery so it gives you a lot of insight on slavery. -
the March on Washington
the March on Washington was a tremendous practical and symbolic success. Over 250,000 black and white Americans stood before the Lincoln Memorial, listened to speeches, songs, prayers, and poetry and registered their demand for racial justice in the United States.
