Causes of the civil war By Randy Claussen Jan 1, 1641 massachusettes bay colony legalizes slavey massachusettes bay colony legalizes slavey Jan 1, 1660 virginia legalizes slavery Jan 1, 1663 maryland lets slaves be free in they become christians Jan 1, 1688 first protest against slavery Jan 1, 1780 pennsylvania becomes the first state to abolish slavery Jan 1, 1783 massachusetts abolished slavery and give voting rights to them Jan 1, 1807 congress bannes the importing of new slaves Jan 1, 1828 new york abolishes slavery Jan 1, 1836 britan abolishes slavery Jan 1, 1838 underground rail road is formaly organizes Jan 1, 1856 massachusetts senator delivers a speech attacking slavery supporters Jan 1, 1860 Aberham Linoln in elected president Jan 1, 1861 first shots in civil war
