Unit 7 Timeline

By chrisperalta

  • Importation of African slves to America ended

  • American Colonization Society was founded

  • Republic of Liberia was founded

  • The South Lashes Back

    In 1832, states were moving to make the emancipation of any kind illegal.

  • Nullification crisis of 1832

    caused the voice of white southern abolitionism to be silenced.

  • the government ordered the southern postmasters to destroy abolitionist material due to anti-abolitionist mobbing and rioting at a postal office in Charleston, South Carolina.

  • In 1837, there was a small rebellion in Canada. It failed because it was supported by few Canadians and it could not enforce unpopular laws in the face of popular opposition.

  • In 1837, the American ship, the Caroline, was sunk by a British force. Washington officials made ineffective protests against the attack.

  • In 1841, British officials in the Bahamas offered asylum to 130 Virginia slaves who had rebelled and captured the American ship Creole.

  • In 1842, the British wanted to build a road westward from the seaport of Halifax to Quebec, running through disputed territory.

Want to make a timeline like this?

Use Timetoast to turn dates, events, milestones, and phases into a clear visual timeline you can build and share. Timetoast is a timeline maker for work, school, research, and stories.

Create your own timeline