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Slavery begins in the United States
European slave trade
European slave trade started in the mid fifteenth century, when European countries began to expand their nations to Africa, and began taking Africans as slaves. Europeans took Africans as slaves from east and west Africa, 11 million from the west, and up to 14 million from east Africa. -
The invention of the cotton gin
The invention of the cotton gin
Eli Whitney was an engineer and a graduate of Yale who invented the cotton gin, which separated the cotton seeds from the cotton itself. The machine increased the demand for slaves, however, and was invented in 1794. -
Slavery ends in the United Kingdom
Slavery ends in the United Kingdom
At the beginning of the eighteenth century in the United Kingdom, a large movement emerged, everyone involved in it determined to give the slaves the rights they deserved. Though it wasn’t easy, and aided by Thomas Clarkson and George fox, who argued that the only way to stop the slavery was to stop the ships transporting the slaves. Then, in 1807 the abolition of slave trade act was put in place, therefore making it illegal for slaves to be taken from Africa, -
The Amistad mutiny and trial
The Amistad mutiny and trial
On July second, 1839, a large slave rebellion took place on a ship off the coast of Cuba. The slaves were caught and tried in court in the United States, though were set free. -
The compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was a series of five laws about slavery. With it California requested to join the Union and become a free state. -
United States Civil War
United States Civil war
In the spring of 1861 there were many Americans that disagreed about the laws and rights of the American people. After the inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln who was against slavery, many southern states seceded from the United States to form the confederate states. From 1861 to 1865 the civil war occurred, a war between the Union and the Confederates, which the Union won, and with their victory, abolished slavery. -
The emancipation proclomation
The Emancipation proclamation
On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation, a law abolishing slavery and stating that it was illegal. Though the law didn’t apply to the states that remained loyal to the union, the loyal union states were still against slavery and still didn’t really use slaves. -
Slavery ends in the United States
Slavery ends in the United States
In 1619, the first slaves were brought to the United States. In 1787, slavery was made illegal in the northwestern part of the United States, followed in 1808 by the abolishment of slave importation to the United States, which still didn’t totally end slavery. Though after the civil war ended in 1865, Slavery was banned in the United States. -
The thirteenth amendment is ratified
The thirteenth amendment is ratified
On December 6th, 1865, the United States government ratified the 13th amendment. They stated that slaves were now free, because of the union’s victory in the civil war, thus ending slavery through their document. -
The Jim Crow laws
Jim Crow laws
The Jim Crow laws were a series of laws segregating white and black people from facilities in the United States. The law was in place from 1876 to 1965. -
Slavery ends in Brazil
Slavery ends in Brazil
Brazil had the largest population of slaves on earth, much more than the United States; because the Portuguese had many farms and plantations to tend to. The Portuguese brought in over 3 million slaves to work on their plantations and farms in brazil. Then, on may 13, 1888, slavery was ended in Brazil. -
Brown vs. board of education
Brown vs. board of education
In 1950, Oliver Brown challenged the board of education in hopes of changing the segregation in schools between white and black children. Brown had tried to enroll his daughter, who had to walk a mile to school, in an all-white children’s school. The local advancement of black people eagerly helped, and in 1951, the city of Topeka, Kansas made it illegal for schools to be segregated. -
The freedom riders movement
The freedom riders movement
In 1955, a lady named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus. The action moved everyone in the United States, and people around the nation began to boycott buses and the use of them. Thus the freedom riders were born. -
The murder of Emmett Till
The murder of Emmett Till
Emmett Till was a fourteen year old black boy visiting his family in Chicago, with a slight sense of mischief. After showing other black boys a picture of his supposed white girlfriend, the other boys dared him to go talk to another white girl in a store. The next night a group of men from the store went to Emmett’s cabin and killed him. -
Civil rights movement
Civil rights movement
The civil rights movement was an attempt to improve the conditions by which black people were treated. The acts were completely non-violent, and occurred from 1965-68. -
Martin Luther King jr. is assassinated
Martin Luther king jr. is assassinated
Born November 29, 1929, Reverend Martin Luther king jr. was one of the United States’ most influential figures. He fought like Gandhi, for the rights of black people in the United States, famous for his “I have a dream” speech on august 28th, 1963. He forever changed our world today, and was shot on his balcony in 1968. -
The last country in the world to ban slavery
The last country in the world to ban slavery
Until the year 1981, slavery existed in the African country of Mauritania. Though slavery has been banned there, the government hasn’t kept a very close eye on anyone keeping slaves, so the crime is still most likely going on in the Country. -
The fugitive slave act of 1850
The fugitive slave act of 1850
The fugitive slave act was a law passed by the United States government that said that all slaves caught were to be returned to their masters. The government used dogs and policemen to catch the runaway slaves, and the policemen were fined 1,000 dollars if they didn’t catch an alleged slave runaway.
