Slave laws

  • 3/5 compromise

    3/5 compromise
    The 3/5 compromise is when the slaves will be count as 3/5 of a white men.
  • Slave Trade Act

    Slave Trade Act
    The act is made to stop slave trade in the southen states.
  • Alabama Slavery Code passed

    Alabama Slavery Code passed
    It states the slave status and the rights the owner by the way they control.
  • Georgia slave code passed

    Georgia slave code passed
    It included punishments such as death, hanging, and whipping. It had three sections and fifty-nine seperate amendments
  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Fugitive Slave Act
    It prevented slaves from being free by crossing into northern territory.
  • Emanicipation Proclamation

    Emanicipation Proclamation
    President Abraham Lincoln decrees that all slaves in rebel territory are free.