history of slavery in usa By hADrien18 1619 debut of slavery in America Period: 1774 to 1804 abolition of slavery in all the northern states Period: 1775 to 1783 independance War Sep 17, 1787 new constitution 1800 slave rebellion gabriel Prosser 1822 slave rebellion Denmark Vesey Period: 1830 to 1860 abolitionist movement 1831 most famous slave rebellion Nat Turner 70 slave kill 65 white people Period: 1861 to 1865 Civil War freed 4 millions slaves Sep 22, 1862 emancipation decree / end of slavery Abraham Lincoln says that on January 1, 1863 there will be no more slavery Jan 1, 1863 official end of slavery 1865 Thirteenth Amendment no more slavery Period: 1865 to 1877 Reconstruction 1868 fourteenth amendment legal protection 1870 fiveteenth amendments right to vote Period: 1950 to 1960 civic rights