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Slaves In America
Slavery in America began when the first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown. -
First Fugitive Slave Act
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Slave Trade Abolished.
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Missouri Compromise
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Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired as a result of the Mexican War -
Compromise of 1850
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Second Fugitive Slave Act
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Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Bleeding Kansas
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Dred Scott v. Sandford
Supreme Court ruled that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court. -
John Brown's Raide on Harpers Ferry
