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1807-1808- Vote to end transatlantic slave trade
Laws banning the African slave trade went into effect in British colonies and the United States. The British parliament voted to end the slave trade in 1807, and the U.S followed in 1808. However, illegal slave trading still continued for over 50 years. -
1816- The American Colonization Society
The American Colonization Society was formed to send free black slaves to Africa to return to their homeland -
1820-Missouri Compromise
The Missouri compromise was approved by congress and Missouri was admitted into the union as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state. Slavery was prohibited in western territories north of Missouri's southern border -
1831- Nat Turner's slave rebellion
Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in South Hampton County, Virginia, They killed at least 55 people -
1839 - Slave Revolt of Amistad
A slave revolt on the Amistad resulted in the 1841 US supreme court decision that the Africans involved were illegally enslaved and were free individuals. -
Compromise of 1850
California was admitted into the US as a free state and the public sale of slaves was banned in the District of Columbia. -
1854- Kansas-Nebraska Act
Allowed popular sovereignty to determine if states became slave states or free states. The Republican Party became the majority in almost every northern state as they vowed to prevent new slave states. -
Abraham Lincoln is Elected
When Abraham Lincoln is elected in 1860, confederate states are afraid they he may try to abolish slavery -
The Civil War begins
The Civil War began in 1861 and lasted until 1865 -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment was added to the US constitution outlawing slavery after a union victory