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The triangle trade, a trade of African slaves between England, Africa, and the America's begin.
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The first slaves started arriving in Colonial America. THey were used for tobacoo mainly at first but then moved on to cotton plantaions in the south.
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At the time, the VOC was one of the larger trading companies at the time. They were huge slave traders. They were responsiable for the movement of millions of slaves.
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Act XII was a law that stated that a child status is the same as a mother. This allowed slave owners to rape and make slaves have children and they didn't have to take responsibilaty. Plus, they got more slaves out of it.
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Bacon's rebellion takes over Jamestown. The following morning, they burn all the homes and the churches.
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Nathaniel Bacon, in the midst of leading a rebellion against the governor of Virginia, dies of dysentery at the house of Thomas Pate in Gloucester County. Joseph Ingram takes command of the rebel troops.
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After Florida allows Slaves who come for salvation freedom, some slaves rebel in attempt to go to florida. They don't make it and are shot down by a local militia
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Britan Abolishes slavery, which causes it to end.
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Andrew Jackosn was the first president to talk about expanding to the west. He talks about how it's a waste of space and we should be out there due to manifest destiny.
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The Removal act of 1830 was the relocation of over 15,000 cherokee indians in to oklohoma. This took a couple of years and they were promised 9 million dollars. They were deducted 6 million in the treaty they were forced to sign. The main reason they wanted them out is becuase they want the lands for themselves so they can hold slaves there.
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The VOC runs out of buisness, causing all the deals with slaves to end with it.
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Abe Lincholn becomes a Republican President in a mainly Democratic country. At the time, democrats were a lot more conservative, while republicans were more liberal. Even though he wasn't an abolitionist, this was the begging of the emancipation of African-Americans.
