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Slaves in Jamestown
Slaves were sent to Jamestown, this was the first recorded instance of slave trade in America -
Virginia Slave Code
Virginia Slave Code was passed, this limited interaction with slaves and the citizens of Virginia -
South Carolina's Slave Code
South Carolina's slave code of 1740 were a series of laws used to control slaves. It prohibited slaves slaves from gathering without white supervision, learning to read and write, and growing their own food. It created harsher punishments for disobeying laws -
3/5 Compromise
This law was passeed in hope of resolution to whether the slaves should count representation in congress and the electoral college. The problem was resovled when delegates James Wilson and Robert Sherman passed a law stating that each slave would count as 3/5 of a man. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed. This law made sure that if a slave would run away from his or her master, they would have $500 of their heads -
Missouri Compromise
In 1830, the Missouri Comproise was passed. This banned the possesion and selling of slaves in the North -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln which freed the slaves in the Confederacy -
California as a Union
California requested permission to enter the union as a free state, but this created a problem between the free and slave states. -
The Compromise of 1850
In the copromis os 1850, 5 laws were passed that dealt with the issue of slavery. It was introduced br Senator Henry Clay in an attempt to find a compromise and stop a crisis between the North and the South. -
The 13th Amendement
The 13th amendment to the constitution was passed. It outlawed slavery in the United States, but slavery was allowed when used as a punishment for a crime
