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20 Africans are sold as indentured servants in Virginia
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Declaration of Independence
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Vermount abolishes slavery
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The U.S. Constitution adopts the "Three-Fiths" Compromise
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Eli Whitney Invents Cotton Gin
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Importing Slaves becomes illegal
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harriet Tubman escapes slavery
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Uncle Tom's Cabin published
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Dred Scott Decision
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Lincoln Gives "A House Divided" Speech