Slavery Timeline

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    Slavery

  • slaves come to america

    slaves come to america

    White english men came to africa and bought slaves and brought them to america
  • The missouri compromise

    The missouri compromise

    The US made slave states and free states.
  • Dred scott v. sanford supreme court case

    Dred scott v. sanford supreme court case

    a slave sued his master for cruelty outside of the south
  • Wilmot proviso

    Wilmot proviso

    a document to but california from mexico
  • The missouri compromise

    The missouri compromise

    made slave stataes and free states.
  • The fugitive slave acts

    The fugitive slave acts

    the capture and return of escaped slaves inside the territory of the united states.
  • Uncle tom's cabin is published

    Uncle tom's cabin is published

    A book about the brutallity of slaver masters is published called Uncle Tom's Cabin.
  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas

    a border war
  • kansas nebraska act

    kansas nebraska act

    It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders.
  • john brown's raid on harpers ferry

    john brown's raid on harpers ferry

    him and 21 other men attacked and occupied it.
  • Slave trade is abolished

    Slave trade is abolished

    they abolished the slave trade