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First Abolitionist Society
First Abolitionist Society 

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The Northwest Ordinance provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory. It also listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory. Slavey was not allowed in the territory.

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Was called The Society for the Relief of Free Negros. It was started in Philadelphia on April 14, 1775. It was the first society that called for slaves to be freed.

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Colonial Spanish Florida's governor gave African Americans  who were trying to escape slavery and were against slavery a safe place to stay. This place was called Fort Mose and was the first free black settlement.

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African American man that was killed during the Boston Massacre and he is thought to be the first casualty in the American Revolution. He was born around 1973 in Farmingham Massachusetts. He died on March 5, 1770.

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The trading route used by European merchants who exchanged goods with Africans for slaves, shipped the slaves to the Americas, sold them and brought goods from the Americas back to Europe

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War throughout the United States between Northern and Southern states for the fate of slavery. South supported slavery while the North fought against it. 620,000 soldiers died throughout the war, and in the end the Northern states won (obviously)

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Bacon was arrested for violationg the treaty with Indians eventhough he defened the city. So, Bacon rose a small army to overthrown the governer of Jamestown.

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The clause says that any slave that runs away to a state where slavery is outlawed, must be returned back to the state they came from upon their owners request. The 13th Amendment, which outlawed slavery, made this clause null and void.

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Abolition campaign was started by a Christian group of friends. They were the Quakers. They believed all men were created equal in the eyes of God, they forbade slavery

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Known as a slave rebellion. This was due to the slaves getting tired of how they were being treated so some slaves rebelled and killed nearly 55-65 people. About 50 were whites. The rebellion only lasted a couple day before being put down. DID YOU KNOW 56 blacks were executed for participating in this rebellion and 200 were beaten severely by angry mobs and white militia groups.

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Child that is born into slavery. The General Assembly of Virginia made this law and decides if any child will be enslaved.

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January 1st of 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. It said that any State or part of a State that people own slaves, the owners will be considered to be in rebellion with the United States and freed the slaves. It only freed slaves in Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.

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Slavery began with the arrival of "20 and odd" enslaved Africans to the British colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619. Massachusetts was the first colony to legalize slavery.

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Congress passed a law to abolish slavery on January 31st, 1865. It was classified as the 13th amendment. It was officially adopted to the United States 246 years after the the first shipload of captive Africans landed at Jamestown, Virginia.