Slavery History

  • The Middle Passage
    1518

    The Middle Passage

    Slaves began to be transported overseas in harsh conditions to be sold. This continued until mid 1900s.
  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise

    United States legislation that stopped northern attempts to forever prohibit slavery's expansion.
  • Nat Turners Rebellion

    Nat Turners Rebellion

    A rebellion of slaves in Virginia led by Nat Turner. They killed 55-65 people and 51 of them were white.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    A package of 5 bills passed by the US Congress passed in September 1850 defused a political confrontation between slave and free states.
  • Fugitive Slave Clause

    Fugitive Slave Clause

    Requires a slave who flees to another state must be returned to their master.
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin is a book about anti-slavery; the novel had a huge impact on attitudes toward African Americans when it was published.
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act

    An act that created the territories named Kansas and Nebraska.
  • Dred Scott Case

    Dred Scott Case

    A decision that the US Constitution was not meant to include American Citizenship for African Americans.
  • John Brown's Raid

    John Brown's Raid

    An abolitionist, John Brown, initiated a slave revolt in the Southern states taking over the US arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    President Lincoln issued a proclamation that anybody held as a slave should be freed.
  • Underground Railroad

    Underground Railroad

    A system started by Harriet Tubman to lead slaves to freedom. She never left a man behind and went back to free several slaves even after she was free.

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