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Colonial North America's slave trade started when the first American slave carrier is built and launched in Massachusetts.
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Connecticut allowed to punish the slaves by whipping to any who disturb the peace or assault whites. Some whites treated them as pets but not human.
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Georgia prohibits the importation and use of black slaves. Georgia made a step in the right direction to reduce the amount of slaves.
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Georgia's trustees permit the importation of black slaves. Georgia had started to prohibit the import and use of slaves but now the trustees want to allow it.
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In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the members of the Continental Congress sign the Declaration of Independence. More states were against slavery since the start of the declaration of independence.
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In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the Quakers, forbids its members from having slaves. This was a jumpstart to the effort of ending slavery thanks to the Declaration of Independence.
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Rhode Island forbids the removal of slaves from the state. Although many states have slowly ended slavaery, others will not make the effort to.
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Virginia prohibits the importation of slaves. Virginia is making a huge step to end slavery. Not only is Virginia making an effort, but, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Quakers.
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The Compromise of 1850 allowed California as a free state, allows thestates of New Mexico and Utah to be decided by popular sovereignty, and bans slave trade in D.C.
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Abraham Lincoln is elected to the presidency. Also, the slave population is about four million. The ratio to free and enslave slaves is 7:1
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The Civil War started in Charleston, South Carolina. Althogh, many black slaves were free, 75,000 blacks volunteering for the U.S. army and got rejected.
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Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation. This freea all slaves in areas of rebellion. Lincoln took a huge step in freeing slaves by using the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Rice cultivation was introduced into Carolina. Slave were imported more frequently because of this.
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The biggest reason why slavery ended was the thirteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution wich abolishes slavery throughout the country.
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Not only were slaves free, two African Americans sat in the Massachusetts Legislature. This was the first time black representatives have participated.
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Congress started to progress for the same rights as whites ever since the 13th Amendment and gave blacks the right to vote in Washington, D.C.
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Not only did the 13th Amendment free slaves but, the fourteenth amendment gives all native born and naturalized people citizenship and gives blacks equal protection under the law.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1875 protects all Americans, regardless of race, to public accommodations and facilities such as restaurants, theaters, trains and other public transportation but, the law is not enforced, and the Supreme Court decided it was unconstitutional in 1883.
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Pennsylvania legalizes slavery. They think it's important to keep slaves.
