The Story of Slavery in North America 1607 to 1877

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The Story of Slavery in North America1607 to
1877
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Our Overall Timeframe
1607 1st Colony Jamestown, VA First permanent
English settlement
1877 End of Reconstruction Federal troops
removed from the South
1 6 0 7
1 8 7 7
270 Years
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Divide the 270 Years into 6 Eras
COL Colonization
REV Revolution
BaN Building a Nation
GnR Growth and Reform
CW Civil War
REC Reconstruction
1 6 0 7
1 8 7 7
1763
1783
1803
1861
1865
BaN
REC
CW
GnR
REV
COL
156 Yrs
20 Yrs
20 Yrs
58 Yrs
4 Yrs
12 Yrs
270 Years
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Colonization (COL)1607 to 1763 (156 Years)
1st Colony Jamestown, VA
1 6 0 7
1 8 7 7
1763
1783
1803
1861
1865
COL
156 Yrs
Treaty of Paris of 1763
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Revolution (REV)1763 to 1783 (20 Years)
Proclamation of 1763
1 6 0 7
1 8 7 7
1763
1783
1803
1861
1865
REV
20 Yrs
Treaty of Paris of 1783
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Building a Nation (BaN)1783 to 1803 (20 Years)
Treaty of Paris of 1783
1 6 0 7
1 8 7 7
1763
1783
1803
1861
1865
BaN
20 Yrs
Louisiana Purchase
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Growth and Reform (GnR)1803 to 1861 (58 Years)
Louisiana Purchase
1 6 0 7
1 8 7 7
1763
1783
1803
1861
1865
GnR
58 Yrs
Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, SC
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Civil War (CW)1861 to 1865 (4 Years)
Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, SC
1 6 0 7
1 8 7 7
1763
1783
1803
1861
1865
CW
4 Yrs
Lees surrender to Grant
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Reconstruction (REC)1865 to 1877 (12 Years)
Lees surrender to Grant
1 6 0 7
1 8 7 7
1763
1783
1803
1861
1865
REC
12 Yrs
Federal troops removed from the South
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Slavery in North America Pre-Test 1619 First
Slaves arrive in Jamestown, VA 1787
Three-Fifths Compromise 1793 Eli Whitney
invents the Cotton Gin 1808 Slave Trade is
Banned 1816 American Colonization Society is
Formed 1820 Missouri Compromise 1822 Liberia
is Founded 1827 NY Bans Slavery 1831 Nat
Turner Rebellion 1841 US v Amistad 1850
Compromise of 1850 1852 Uncle Toms Cabin by
Harriet Beecher Stowe 1854 Kansas-Nebraska
Act 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford 1859 John
Browns Raid on Harpers Ferry 1862 54th MA
Regiment is Formed (Glory) 1863 Emancipation
Proclamation 1865 13th Amendment Ends
Slavery 1868 14th Amendment Defines Citizenship
Rights 1870 15th Amendment Grants Voting Rights
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Slavery in North America
First Slaves Arrived Jamestown, VA
1619
1 6 0 7
1 8 7 7
1763
1783
1803
1861
1865
REC
CW
GnR
BaN
REV
COL
COL
REV
BaN
GnR
CW
REC
156 Yrs
20 Yrs
20 Yrs
58 Yrs
4 Yrs
12 Yrs
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Slavery in North America
Declaration of Independence All men are created
equal. 1776
1 6 0 7
1 8 7 7
1763
1783
1803
1861
1865
REC
CW
GnR
BaN
REV
COL
COL
REV
BaN
GnR
CW
REC
156 Yrs
20 Yrs
20 Yrs
58 Yrs
4 Yrs
12 Yrs
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Slavery in North America
US Constitution written / ratified Three-Fifths
Compromise 1787 / 1788
1 6 0 7
1 8 7 7
1763
1783
1803
1861
1865
REC
CW
GnR
BaN
REV
COL
COL
REV
BaN
GnR
CW
REC
156 Yrs
20 Yrs
20 Yrs
58 Yrs
4 Yrs
12 Yrs
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Slavery in North America
Bill of Rights written / ratified Freedom of
Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and
Petition 1789 / 1791
1 6 0 7
1 8 7 7
1763
1783
1803
1861
1865
REC
CW
GnR
BaN
REV
COL
COL
REV
BaN
GnR
CW
REC
156 Yrs
20 Yrs
20 Yrs
58 Yrs
4 Yrs
12 Yrs
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Slavery in North America
Slave Trade Banned 1808
1 6 0 7
1 8 7 7
1763
1783
1803
1861
1865
REC
CW
GnR
COL
REV
BaN
GnR
CW
REC
156 Yrs
20 Yrs
20 Yrs
58 Yrs
4 Yrs
12 Yrs
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Slavery in North America
Missouri Compromise 1820
1 6 0 7
1 8 7 7
1763
1783
1803
1861
1865
REC
CW
GnR
COL
REV
BaN
GnR
CW
REC
156 Yrs
20 Yrs
20 Yrs
58 Yrs
4 Yrs
12 Yrs
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Slavery in North America
Compromise of 1850 CA as FREE State / Fugitive
Slave Law 1850
1 6 0 7
1 8 7 7
1763
1783
1803
1861
1865
REC
CW
GnR
COL
REV
BaN
GnR
CW
REC
156 Yrs
20 Yrs
20 Yrs
58 Yrs
4 Yrs
12 Yrs
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Slavery in North America
Dred Scott v Sandford Slaves are
property Congress cannot outlaw slavery 1857
1 6 0 7
1 8 7 7
1763
1783
1803
1861
1865
REC
CW
GnR
COL
REV
BaN
GnR
CW
REC
156 Yrs
20 Yrs
20 Yrs
58 Yrs
4 Yrs
12 Yrs
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Slavery in North America
John Browns Raid on Harpers Ferry 1859
1 6 0 7
1 8 7 7
1763
1783
1803
1861
1865
REC
CW
GnR
COL
REV
BaN
GnR
CW
REC
156 Yrs
20 Yrs
20 Yrs
58 Yrs
4 Yrs
12 Yrs
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Slavery in North America
Civil War Amendments 1865 / 1868 / 1870
1 6 0 7
1 8 7 7
1763
1783
1803
1861
1865
REC
CW
GnR
BaN
REV
COL
COL
REV
BaN
GnR
CW
REC
156 Yrs
20 Yrs
20 Yrs
58 Yrs
4 Yrs
12 Yrs
1865 13th Amendment Banned Slavery 1868
14th Amendment Defined the Rights of
Citizenship 1870 15th Amendment Guaranteed
the Right to Vote to ALL MEN
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Slavery in North America Post-Test 1619
First Slaves arrive in Jamestown, VA 1787
Three-Fifths Compromise 1793 Eli Whitney
invents the Cotton Gin 1808 Slave Trade is
Banned 1816 American Colonization Society is
Formed 1820 Missouri Compromise 1822 Liberia
is Founded 1827 NY Bans Slavery 1831 Nat
Turner Rebellion 1841 US v Amistad 1850
Compromise of 1850 1852 Uncle Toms Cabin by
Harriet Beecher Stowe 1854 Kansas-Nebraska
Act 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford 1859 John
Browns Raid on Harpers Ferry 1862 54th MA
Regiment is Formed (Glory) 1863 Emancipation
Proclamation 1865 13th Amendment Ends
Slavery 1868 14th Amendment Defines Citizenship
Rights 1870 15th Amendment Grants Voting Rights
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The End!