Slavery Timeline

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    Slaves

  • Coming to America

    Coming to America

    Slaves arrive in America on boat
  • Ablosh slave trade

    Ablosh slave trade

    The only thing this did was abolish slave trade but slaves were still allowed.
  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise

    A bill granting Missouri a slave state.
  • Wilmot Proviso

    Wilmot Proviso

    This banned slavery in any territory that might be aquired from Mexico.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    This was trying to end slavery.
  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Fugitive Slave Act

    This was a Act saying if slaves ran away they could be caught and taken back.
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin was published which was about what a average day on the plantation.
  • Kansas Nebraska act

    Kansas Nebraska act

    This allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to see if they wanted slavery or not.
  • Bleeding Kansa

    A war between anti slavery and pro slavery it happened for six years.
  • Court

    A black man named Dred Scott sued for his freedome because they were trying to make him a slave.
  • Raid

    Raid

    White abolonist tried to take over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.