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Importation of African slves to America ended
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American Colonization Society was founded
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Republic of Liberia was founded
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The South Lashes Back
In 1832, states were moving to make the emancipation of any kind illegal. -
Nullification crisis of 1832
caused the voice of white southern abolitionism to be silenced. -
the government ordered the southern postmasters to destroy abolitionist material due to anti-abolitionist mobbing and rioting at a postal office in Charleston, South Carolina.
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In 1837, there was a small rebellion in Canada. It failed because it was supported by few Canadians and it could not enforce unpopular laws in the face of popular opposition.
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In 1837, the American ship, the Caroline, was sunk by a British force. Washington officials made ineffective protests against the attack.
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In 1841, British officials in the Bahamas offered asylum to 130 Virginia slaves who had rebelled and captured the American ship Creole.
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In 1842, the British wanted to build a road westward from the seaport of Halifax to Quebec, running through disputed territory.