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American Colonization Society
In 1816 a gruop of powerfull whites formed the American Colonization Society.
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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was born in 1818 and was an american slave he soon became an abalationist .He died in 1895.
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Freadoms Journal
In 1827 Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm started the country's first African American newspaper.
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Banned slavery
In 1827 New York banned slavery.
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Oberlin College
Admits women to attend and African Americans.
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John Tyler
prsident of the united states from 1841 through 1845
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Textile Workers in Massachusetts
Textile workers in Massachusetts for the Labor association.
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james Polk
President of he united states 1845 through 1849
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Texas
Texas was admitted to the union in December of 1845
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Smithsonian Institution
Congress establishes smithsonian institution
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Maria Mitchell
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Womens rights convention
First women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, New York.
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Zackary Taylor
U.S president 1849 through 1850
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Millard Fillmore
u.s president 1850 through 1853
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Fugitive Slave Act
Anyone who helped a slave would be fined or imprisoned.
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Franklin Pierce
U.S president 1853 through 1857
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Kansas Nebraska act
congress passes the Kansas Nebraska act in 1854
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Dred Scott Decision
U.S supreme court makes the Dred Scott Decision
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harpers Ferry, Virginia
Abolitionist John Brown led a group on a raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia. His target was a federal Arsenal.
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Confederate States of America
In February 1861 , delagates met in Alabama to form the Confederate States of America.
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