Slavery in United States By kmccollam 1787 US Constitution is created 1793 First fugitive slave law established 1807 Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves takes effect 1820 Missouri Compromise signed 1821 William Still is born 1821 Harriet Tubman is born 1830 First use of the term "Underground Railroad" 1849 Harriet Tubman escapes slavery 1855 William Still rescues Jane Johnson 1857 Dredd Scott v. Sandford case determines Constitutional rights do not apply to black people 1860 Abraham Lincoln is elected 1861 The Civil War begins 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation frees all slaves in the Union 1865 The Civil War ends 1865 13th Amendment abolishes slavery 1868 14th Amendment grants citizenship to African-Americans 1902 William Still dies 1913 Harriet Tubman dies
