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Slaves brought to America
America gained independece from England, slavery became a legal constitution. -
Slavery ends in America
The United States sought independence from britain, ending the slavery that was during the early years. -
Cotton Gin invented
cotton ginEli Whitney invented the cotton gin, a machine that separated the cotton fibers from the seeds. Since they made a lot more cotton like this, they needed more slaves to carry and plant the cotton. This made the slaves work a lot more, in the fields. -
Slavery ends in Great Britain
Slavery came to a close on the first of august, 1834, when it was banned in Great Britain. -
The Amistad mutiny and trial
On the slave ship Amistad, near the coast of Cuba, 53 africans formed a rebellion called the Amistad Mutiny. Thanks to the abolition movement, the mutineers were freed in 1841 by the Supreme Court. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The "Bloodhound Law" declared that all runaway slaves were to be captured and returned to their masters. -
Compromise of 1850
The diffusion of the 4-year tension between the free northern states and the southern slave states. It was a package of five bills. -
The US Civil War
The war between the Northern states and the Southern states. Leader of the Union (Nothern states) was Abraham Lincoln. The confederate (Southern states) was led by many military generals. This war was fought from 1861 to 1865, and many Americans died during the war. -
The Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
This commanded that all slaves in the Confederate States were to be freed. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
The final law to ban all involuntary servitude (slavery). -
Slavery ends in China
This country reported having abolished slavery in 1909, but it hadn't fully taken effect until 1949. -
Brown vs. Board of education(U.S. Supreme Court case)
The Supreme court declared that there must be two different public schools, for the whites and the blacks.This was unequal and unjust. -
The Murder of Emmett Till
This African-American boy was murdered for flirting with a white woman. He was 14 years old. This had a great influence on Civil Rights and people had to take a stand. -
Civil Rights Movement for African Americans in the U.S
Brown vs Board of Education overtuned the racial segregation. -
Freedom Riders movement
Freedom Riders were Civil Rights Activist who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961 and following years to test the United States Supreme Court Decisions. They were arrested for trespassing, unlawful assembly and violating laws. -
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated.
Martin Luther King, African American Civil Rights Leader, was murdered at the age of 39. James Earl Ray (the assassin) was sentenced to 99 years in prison. -
Mauritania: The Last Country to Abolish Slavery
Mauritania was the last country to abolish slavery, even though 20% of their population remained slaves. -
Slavery ends in the United States.
Slavery fully ends after the civil war, Abraham Lincoln presented the draft of the Emancipation Proclamation.