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Jul 24, 1300
Origin of the word slave
The word slave came from the slavonic tribes and the reasons for enslavement is due to conquest, war and debt. -
Massachusetts first colony to legalize slavery
Massachusetts was the first colony to legalize slavery -
Decreeding baptism in Virginia
In 1667 Virginia enacted a law that changing the status of a slaves religion would not free a slave. -
Virginia Slave Codes
Virgina Slave Codes was a law making slavery permanent. Blacks were punished more harshly and more rights and opportunities were given to poor white people due to the fact blacks were now lower than they were. -
Slaves lobby for freedom-American Revolution
Question why blacks dont have natural rights. -
Freedom Creates Controdiction
Decleration of Independence was created establishing equality and natural rights on mankind. Yet the problem was our nation was built on freedom yet we still have slaves. -
Neutralization Act
Denied native americans as U.S Citizens they were considered Domestic Foreigners, they could not be citizens because they were not white. -
Indians Take on Racial Idea
Indians begin to see themselves as sharing common identity, multiple tribes band together under Tecumseh for pan-indian movement. -
Missionary Educators
Missionaries began changing Native Tribes religions to theirs. -
Civilization Act
The president could employ people to teach agriculture and basic school skills to Native Americans. -
Alphabet
A Native man Sequoyah completed the Cherokee alphabet which has 86 letters each for one sound. People could learn the alphabet in one day it was so simple. -
Trail of Tears
Indian Removal Act initiates trail of tears for five civilized tribes. Forcibly they relocated to the east of Mississippi; yet many died before and durring their journey. -
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Indian Wars
Fights between indians and whites. From small rebellions to large massacres -
Land Polocies
Government assigned all tribes to their own reservations dividing them up. -
Indian Peace Commision
Recommended all plains tribes move to two large reservations. -
Sand Creek Massacre
In Colorado drunk miners massacured a peaceful camp. 133 people died. (105 women and children) -
Combined Native Americans and Africans as slaves
Virginia passed two acts in 1682 that combined Native Americans and Africans into one category classified as "negroes and other slaves" -
Virginia law classifying slaves as property
Slaves were classified as property in 1705 by a law passed in Virginia. Slaves could be used as settlements of debt, even slaves who had been freed. -
Sioux
Sioux in Minnesota rebelled
