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Slavery begins in Jamestown
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3/5 Compromise
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NW Ordinance forbids slavery in that territory
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Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin, 1793
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The Gabriel Prosser revolt
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End of slave trade
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American Colonization Society formed
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Missouri Compromise
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Nat Turner Rebellion
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Free Soil political party is organized
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Fugitive Slave Act
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Uncle Toms Cabin published
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Dred Scott Decision
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13th Amendment abolishes slavery in the US
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American Colonization Society formed