Slavery and Abolitionist

Abolitionisst

Nov 30, 1542

European colonists, starting with the Spanish enslaved natives, Bartolome' de Las Casas helped convice the Spanish that slavery was no good. The Spanish government was persuade to enact the first European law abolishing colonial slavery in 1542.

Abolitionist

Nov 30, 1542

Abolitionsit was used as a single word and a movement to end slavery. The term has become adopted by people seeking to end all slavery. There are abolition movements to end: Human Trafficking, Sex-Slave Trafficking, Abortion, and Children used to work.

Abolitionist

Nov 30, 1545

The European laws towards slavery started to weaken because of such rebellion and reaction towards the government.

America starts slavery

Nov 30, 1619

Slavery is the state of one bound in servitude as the property of a slaveholder or householder and the production in which slaves are forced to work. Slavery began in America when the first slaves were brought to the northern colonies such as Jamestwon, Virgina in 1619. Slavery was practiced during the 17th and 18th century.

Slavery

Dec 14, 1693

The first anti-slavery tract to appear in the colonies.

Slavery

Dec 12, 1712

In 1712, slave laws enacted from Virginia to New York so they could protect the legality and perpetuity of slavery.

Slaves

Dec 12, 1725

By 1725, 75,000 African slaves in America. Slavery was at the heart of long-standing disagreements between the north and the south that cuiminated the Civil War. There were over 3.5 million slaves u the south when the war broke out.

Abolitionist

Nov 30, 1772

THe somersett's case emancipacted a slave in England, which helped launch the British movement to abolish slavery. The goal of this was to end all slavery and to no longer alow people to be forced to work.

slavery

Dec 14, 1783

A book by Anthony Benezet; "A serious Address To The Rulers Of America,on The Inconsistency Of Their Conduct Respecting Slavery" was published.

Slave Owners

Dec 12, 1790

Between 1790-1860 over 2 million slaves in the upper south were forced to leave their parents and siblings to be sent off. Many slave owners in the upper south made a substantial part of their income by selling slave to plantation owners in the lower south.

slavery

Dec 14, 1800

The first people in America were members of religious sect known as the society of friends,which was known as the Quakers,this group published a numerous condemnation of slavery.

slavery

Dec 14, 1808

The United States abolished the African slave trade.

slavery

Dec 14, 1820

dozens of active african anti-slavery groups in the region.

Abolitionist

Dec 12, 1830

The goal of the abolitionist movenment was the immediate emancipation of all slaves and the end of racial discrimination and segregation. There was a big arguement about how slaves should stay where they are and no longer go towards the west or how the slaves should keep going west and just no longer be slaves. The people soon came to a agreement to let the slaves stay where they are at or let them go towards the west but they were not going to help the slaves out if they go towards the west.

slavery and abolitionists

Dec 14, 1833

Northern slaves were smancipated and radical abolitionists began to voice more exitreme views.

abolitionists

Dec 14, 1833

American Anti-Slavery Society was founded; an organization that included some of the most prominent abolitionists of this time.(Frederick Douglass, Sojouner Truth,Hamlet Beecher Stowe,John Brown.)

Slave Owners

Dec 12, 1860

In 1860, most slave owners only needed one or two slave and acted as household servants. These household slaves usually had a much better life than the slaves working in the plantaions or outside.

African Slavery

Dec 12, 2012

African slavery was increasing by becoming the major source for the labor supply, Pennsylvania became the very first colony in the United States.