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American revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the 18th century when thirteen colonies in North America joined together to fight the British Empire.During the American Revolution the Royal Govener of Virginia promised freedom to the slaves who would join the King's troops. 800 slaves joinrd the british troops. Later two South Carolinians persuaded congress to approve a plan, to recruit an army of Three-thousand slaves, this army would stop brittish troops from invading south carolina -
The United States Constitution and Slavery
the thirteenth ammendment was created to abolish slavery,except as a punishment for crime. on April 8,1864 the senate passed the ammendment. this is the ammendment...
Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. -
Compromise of 1820
The Compromise of 1820 was an agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions of the United States, it stoped slavery in the lousianna territory north of the 36,30 line north. -
The Comprimise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was five bills, passed in the September of 1850, which defused a four-year confrontation between the slave states of the South and the free states of the North. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Made by the territories of Kansas and Nebraska.Opening up new lands for settlers. The settlers would chose if they wanted slavery or not in each territory through popular sovereignty if they would allow slavery in that territory.The result was pro-slavery and anti- slavery coming into kansas. -
Ded Sott Dcision
the Dred Scott Decision was a ruling by theSupreme Court that people of African descent brought into the United States and held as slaves were not protected by the Constitution. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The emancipation proclamation was signed by Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves in the south. This would destroy the south's ecconomy since they relied on slaves so heavily to work the plantations. -
The Nullification Crisis
States are suppposed to be alowed to say of they want to keep a law or not,but they thought that the federal goverment was going to be the one who would decide if slavery was abolished or not.This eventually led to the seccsion of the south. -
Peculier Institution
The Peculiar Institution is a book about slavery published in 1956 by Kenneth M. Stampp from the University of California.The Peculier Institution described slavery in the south from the 17th cenyury to the mid 19th centurey.including things like demographics, lives of slaves, slaveholders, and slave trading.
