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Women's Rights and Abolition Movement
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Gradual Abolition for Slavery Act
Every state above Maryland agrees to abolish slavery. -
Congress Abolishes African Slave Trade
It is illegal to purchase or trade for slaves from Africa. -
ACS established
The American Colonization Society tried to take free blacks and slaves over to Liberia. -
Denmark Vessey Rebellion Fails
Denmark Vessey was a slave who had a planned rebellion, but another person snitched on them, so his plan was foiled. -
The Liberator is published by Garrison
The Liberator was a newspaper exclaiming Garrison's distaste for slavery. -
Nat Turner Revolution
Nat Turner was a slave who led a rebellion throughout August of 1831. -
AASS Founded
The American Anti-Slavery Society was formed to take more steps to abolish slavery in the Union. -
Gag-Rule is passed
The Gag-Rule prevented Congress from raising consideration to a certain issue like slavery. -
Philadelphia Meeting Hall burned
The Philadelphia Meeting Hall was used frequently for abolition meetings, so anit-abolitionists decided to burn the meeting place down. -
Frederick Douglass escapes slavery
Frederick Douglass went on to become a very influential orator after he escaped slavery. -
World Anti-Slavery Convention
The world anti-slavery convention was held to gather a large group of abolitionists so they could try to find a solution. -
Dorothea Dix seeks resolution for mentally disabled
On this day, Congress read over Dix's proposal to fund mental hospitals so that the mentally ill don't have to suffer in the prisons. -
Married Women's Property Act Passed in New York
This said that any property of the woman through a marriage was theirs. Not the husbands'. -
Women's Rights Convention
The women's rights convention was held in Seneca Falls was to gather a large group of people that were for Women's rights.
