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Slaves arrive in Jamestown
Slavery in American began when the first African Americans were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia. -
Slave trade abolished
The Slave Trade Act 1807 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. There was penalties for participating in the slave trade after this date. -
Wilmot Provisio
The Wilmot Proviso was desgined to eliminate slavery within the land aquired from Mexico as a result of the Mexican War. Soon after, James K Polk sought the appropriation of two million dollars as apart of the treaty to negotiate the bill. -
Compromise of 1850
This was package of five separate bills which was passed by the Congress in September of 1850. This defused a four year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the territories acquired during the Mexican War. -
Fugitive Slave Act
This was apart of the Compromise of 1850. It was a pair of federal laws that allowed for for slaves to be captured and returned to their owners. This was enacted by Congress in 1793, the first Fugitive Slave Act authorized local governments to seize and return escaped slaves to their owners and imposed penalties on anyone who aided in their flight. -
John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry
He led 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. His plan to arm slaves with the weapons he and his men seized from the arsenal was thwarted by local farmers and militiamen. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is published
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. She wrote anti-slavery novels. She was a white author and she was against slavery. The Southerners were outraged by her publishing the book. They thought it was a crime. Some sellers were forced out of town for selling her book. -
Bleeding Kansas
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Bleeding Kansas
This was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States involving anti-slavery "Free Staters" and pro slavery "Border Ruffian" elements in Kansas. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
This was an act passes on May 30, 1854 that allowed people within the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. This was supposed to go against the Missouri Compromise. -
Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court Case
This court case ruled that African Americans, slaves, or anyone of African background could not become a citizen in the United States. Dred Scott went to court to try an sue for his freedom but in the end, remained a slave. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise regulated slave and free states by prohibiting the practice in the former Louisiana Territory north of the paralled 36 30 north except in Missouri.
