Early African American

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  • Middle Passage
    1500

    Middle Passage

    Between 1500 and 1800, 11 million slaves crossed the Atlantic. Por

  • First abolition group

    In 1775 the Pennsylvania Abolition Society was the first abolitionist group in Ameria
  • Political compromise

    Political compromise

    In the 1800s, the debate over slavery intensified. Both abolitionists and those who were pro-slavery were concerned with the issue of slavery in new states and territories. In 1808 the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves took place.

  • Missouri Compromise of 1820

    Prohibited slavery north of 36-30 line. The Missouri enters the United Statess as a slavev state and Main as a free state

  • Compromise of 1850

    California admitted as a free state. As a compromise, a Fugitive slave law requires runaway slaves to be returned to their owners.
  • Kanas-Nebraska act of 1854

    Kanas-Nebraska act of 1854

    This act proposed that slavery would be left to popular vote in the territory
  • Emancipation proclamtion

    Emancipation proclamtion

    Issued during the Civil War by President Abraham Lincoln. It freed slaves in southern states still in rebellion. About 3 million slaves were declared free.