slaves in america

slaves were being taken from thier home land

Mar 10, 1619

in 1619Jamestown exportes the first 20 slaves

runaway slaves get no food

Mar 10, 1640

new netherland law forbids citizens to feed runaway slaves

massachusetts,connecticut ,and new haven get in to slavery

Mar 11, 1643

Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Haven adapt to a fugitive slave law

blacks own blacks

Mar 11, 1654

law is passed that free africans can own slaves

mary land passes a fugitive slave law

Mar 11, 1666

3/5 Compromise

Mar 12, 1787

the congress men couldent deside weather or not to count slaves as part of the population and the came up with the 3/5 compermise so only 3 out of5 slaves are counted as a actual part of the population

Missouri compromise

Mar 12, 1820

Slave Act of 1850

Mar 12, 1850

This law was passed by congress on semptember 18 of 1850. This was one of the most feared laws in 1850. It declared that all runaway slaves were to be captured and returned to their masters. Many people disagreed they were called abolitionist.

Slavery before the civil war

Mar 12, 1861