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Period: Oct 3, 1570 to
The Middle passage.
The middle passage was the voyage between Africa and America with vessels carrying products. Alomost always slaves were the goods brought over on these trips. The number of slaves brought over were between 10-12 million. Of that 15% of the slaves died on the ships. -
Chattle Slavery emerges
Chattle slavery is when people arnt treated like people and are made to feel more like animals. The House of Burgesses made laws trying to keep blacks enslaved. Such as making te childs condition follow the mother. This assured that the white plantation owners could grow their slave population and would not have to be responsible for the child. -
Act XII
Act XII is passed in the Virginian House of Burgess. It states that slavery is inherited through the mother and a fine must be paid for interracial sex. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon was a fronteir farmer and was worried about attacks from neighboring Native Americans. Bacon organized a militia to lead attacks against the tribes. Govener Berkley refused to let thim attack and was then held hostage till he gave the men a charter. Bacon and his men raided a nearby village and took all its guns and ammunition. The argument between the govener and Bacon ended in the razing of Jamestown. -
Stono Rebellion
On a Sunday, a group of 20 South Carolina slaves rebelled and ran off to the Spanish colony of Florida in hope of freedom. Along the way many other slaves joined them. The slaves were eventually caught and killed but some still made it to Florida. -
The Negro Act
The Negro Act of 1740 was enacted in South Carolina out of fear caused by Stono's Rebellion. It was a collection of laws affecting black people in South Carolina. It considerably restricted their freedom. -
Olaudah Equiano kidnapped
Kidnapped from his home in Benin west Africa. He was 10 years old at the time and was sold into slavery. He was shipped to Barbados and then Virginia. Equiano gained his freedom and moved to England where he became a Christian missionary and an abolitionist. His writing about his journey during the middle passage is his life. -
Mutiny on the Meermin
The mutiny took place on the Meermin, a ship owned by the Dutch east india trading company. The company had a strong presence in South Africa especially in the cape colony. The slaves on the ship seized weapons and took over the ship. A truce was declared that the ship would return to Madagascar and the sailors would keep their lives. The sailors trick the slaves and sail to the cape colony and the slaves were taken into custody by officals in the court. -
The stamp act passed
The act was designed to raise revenue for Britain, and it heavily taxed all printed materials like deeds. -
Three Fifths Compromise
The three fifths compromise was accepted by the Constitutional Convention. It said that slaves should be counted as three fifths for tax and federal representation purposes. -
The Dred Scott case
Dred Scott sues for his freedom on the contex that his master brought him to a free state where slavery was illegal. The supreme court ruled on this case 10 years later and determined that he was to be still considered a slave. -
Fugitive slave laws passed
The Fugitive slave law says that people had to return fugitve slaves back to their owners. The law also stated that slaves have no right to a jury trial.
