Slavery In The US

By jobuchi

  • The first Africans in North America arrive in Jamestown, Virginia

  • Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War

  • Congress approves the Declaration of Independence

  • Tukulor Empire arises in the former Songhai region of West Africa

  • France ends slavery in its colonies

  • Parliament bans the slave trade in British Empire

  • A congressional ban on importing slaves in the US takes effect

  • Nat Turner’s Rebellion

  • Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act

  • Uncle Tom’s Cabin is published