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The History of Slavery in the United States

By Doughboy830

  • First Slaves are Brought to English Colonies

    First Slaves are Brought to English Colonies
    Slaves are first imported to the English Colonies.
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    Slavery In the United States

  • Bacon's Rebellion

    Bacon's Rebellion
    Poor white people and former slaves rebell against the Colonial Government to protest Native American Encrouchment. This shows that whites and blacks can unite under a common cause.

  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    This law outlawed slavery in the northern states and territories. It also enabled the Fugitive Slave Law which forced Northerners to help return runaway slaves to Southerners.

  • Black Codes Founded

    Black Codes Founded
    A series of laws are passed to try and ristrict blacks freedoms.

  • Thirteenth Amendament

    Thirteenth Amendament
    The thirteenth amendament ended slavery.

  • Ku Klux Klan is Formed

    Ku Klux Klan is Formed
    The Ku Klux Klan is formed to attemp to scare Blacks away from voting.

  • Fifteenth Amendment

    Fifteenth Amendment
    This amendment protects the voting rights of all citizens regardless of color, race, or previous conditions of servitude.