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1619 First Slaves Brought To Jamestown
Twenty slaves in Virginia Africans brought to Jamestown are the first slaves imported into Britain’s North American colonies. Like indentured servants, they were probably freed after a fixed period of service.
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1641 Massachusetts Legalizes Slavery
Massachusetts is the first colony to legalize slavery
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1735 King Louis Frees Mother Slaves
Louis XV, King of France, declares that when an enslaved woman gives birth to the child of a free man, neither mother nor child can be sold. Further, after a certain time, mother and child will be freed.
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1774 Continental Congress bans Slave Trade With Britian
The First Continental Congress bans trade with Britain and vows to discontinue the slave trade after the 1st of December.
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1775 Revolutionary War Starts
In April, the first battles of the Revolutionary war are waged between the British and Colonial armies at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. Black Minutemen participate in the fighting.
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1808 US Bans Slavery
United States Bans Slave Trade Importing African slaves is outlawed, but smuggling continues.
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1865 13th Amendment Banning Slavery Added to Constitution
Slavery Abolished The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution outlaws slavery.
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1861-65 Civil War Claims over 623,000 Lives
United States Civil War Four years of brutal conflict claim 623,000 lives.
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