American Slavery, Rebellion, and Independence Timeline

By blm6827

  • Slavery in South Carolina 1715

    Slavery in South Carolina 1715
    Slaves were brought to help the colonists grow rice and cotton. The Barbados codes stated that the African’s were property and not people.who were only to be sold for slavery.1 1 OpenStax College U.S. History (OpenStax-CNX, 2015),98

  • Stono Rebellion in South Carolina in September 1739

    Stono Rebellion in South Carolina in September 1739
    Africans fighting for freedom, this was led by a literate slave Jemmy which killed whites. The group of Africans were heading to Florida because in Florida it was promised to give freedom and land. 2 2 OpenStax College, U.S. History (OpenStax-CNX,2015), 98

  • Negro Act 1740 in South Carolina

    Negro Act 1740 in South Carolina
    Since the rebellion of the black in the Stono Rebellion the state of South Carolina passed a law that the blacks were not allowed to grow their own foods, learn to read or write, and were not allowed to travel as they pleased. 3 3 OpenStax College, U.S. History (OpenStax-CNX, 2015), 106

  • Daughters of Liberty in Rhode Island – March 12, 1766

    Daughters of Liberty in Rhode Island – March 12, 1766
    The Daughters of Liberty and Sons of Liberty both were against the Stamp Act and they refused to buy British goods for example tea, stamped paper, legal documents that were printed on paper, etc. The Daughter of Liberty made their own tea and encouraged other people not to buy British goods also. The Stamp Act was to help support the thousands of British soldiers that lived in America. 5 5 OpenStax College, U.S. History (OpenStax-CNX, 2015), 134

  • Sons of Liberty 1773 in Boston, Massachusetts

    Sons of Liberty 1773 in Boston, Massachusetts
    Created a rebellious act to prove to Great Britain that the Colonies would not pay for taxes on Great Britain’s goods. The Sons of Liberty destroyed tea crates and dumped the tea to the water. 4 4 OpenStax College, U.S. History (OpenStax-CNX, 2015), 145

  • Declaration of Independence July 1776 by Thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia

    Declaration of Independence July 1776 by Thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia
    The Declaration of Independence was to separate the colonies from Great Britain. The colonies wanted to be free and independent from the control of Great Britain. The colonist wanted to be treated equal with Great Britain people. 6 6 OpenStax College, U.S. History (OpenStax-CNX, 2015), 161