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Slaves Arrive in America
Slaves Arrived to America in 1619. The slaves originally came to America when a Dutch ship brought 20 African slaves ashore in the British colony of Jamestown, Virginia. -
Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 was a Federal law that was written with the intent to enforce the constitution and required the return of runaway slaves. -
Slave Trade Abolished
This event took place in the British empires and it was to abolish the slave trade in the British colonies and making it illegal to carry enslaved people in British ships. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an agreement passed by the U.S. Congress in 1820. It began the conflict over the spread of slavery that led to the American Civil War. -
Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot Proviso was a proposal that did not allow slavery in territory claimed by the United States. This was a result to the end of the Mexican war. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was the act of 5 separate bills being passed in order to defuse a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states. -
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was a law passed by the United States congress that compromised between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published
Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published 1852 and it was one of the most moving anti - slavery novels written during this time. The novel was written by the American author Harriet Beecher. This novel had such a big impact on the African Americans attitude and their new wish for hope. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was a law passed by the U.S. Congress in 1854. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. -
Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court Case
The Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court Case was about the freedom of Dred Scott from being a slave. He claimed that his residence in free territory made him a free man. On the other hand Scoots master believed that no black man or descendant of slaves could be a citizen in the sense of Article III from the Constitution. This decision was made in 1857. -
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
This event occurred in 1859. John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry is where John led an armed slave revolt in 1859 by taking over a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a mini civil war between pro- and anti-slavery forces that occurred in Kansas from 1855 to 1861.
