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Slavery Arrives in America
Slaves first arrived in America in 1619. They were sent to Jamestown, Virginia for the tobacco growing there. -
Slave Trade Abolished
Abolition of the Slave Trade Act 1807, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed on 25 March 1807, with the title of "An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade". -
The Missouri Compromise
In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September, which defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican War. -
Fugitive Slave Acts
The Fugitive Slave Law or Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the United States Congress as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was an anti-slavery book. The book was written by Hariet Beecher Stower. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas and Nebraska Act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. -
John Brown's Raid Against Harpers Ferry
The raid was led by an abolinist named John Brown. With an army of slaves, he tried to take over a US arensal in Harpers Ferry. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States involving anti-slavery "Free-Staters" and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian" elements in Kansas between 1854 and 1861. -
Dred Scott v Sanford
Dred Scott was an enslaved African American who sued for his freedom. However, he didn't win the case. -
Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was designed to eliminate slavery within the land gained from the Mexican War. Soon after the war began, President James K. Polk sought the appropriation of $2 million as part of a bill to negotiate the terms of a treaty.
