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Slaves began to be transported overseas in harsh conditions to be sold. This continued until mid 1900s. -
United States legislation that stopped northern attempts to forever prohibit slavery's expansion. -
A rebellion of slaves in Virginia led by Nat Turner. They killed 55-65 people and 51 of them were white. -
A package of 5 bills passed by the US Congress passed in September 1850 defused a political confrontation between slave and free states. -
Requires a slave who flees to another state must be returned to their master. -
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. -
An act that created the territories named Kansas and Nebraska. -
A decision that the US Constitution was not meant to include American Citizenship for African Americans. -
An abolitionist, John Brown, initiated a slave revolt in the Southern states taking over the US arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. -
President Lincoln issued a proclamation that anybody held as a slave should be freed. -
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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