What role did slavery play in California's History?(Yaseen Ashraf) by Yaseen Ashraf

Fugitive slave law

yaseenashraf2 — 2023-10-31 20:23:18 UTC

If a slave from another state escapes into California, the master of that slave can arrest or seize the salve, or have a warrant out for the slaves arrest

Slaves getting put into Slavery

yaseenashraf2 — 2023-10-31 20:25:59 UTC

Almost all slaves in California came during the gold rush in 1849-50. Even free blacks can get kidnapped and enslaved because blacks cannot testify against white people.

Extension of the fugitive slave law

yaseenashraf2 — 2023-10-31 20:27:32 UTC

For several years, the state legislatures would vote to extent the law for the next year.

Slaveholders deporting

yaseenashraf2 — 2023-10-31 20:29:07 UTC

Slaveholders had to claim and remove their slaves before spring 1855, this made enslaved people prone to deportation 5-6 years after they arrived in California.

Sent back

yaseenashraf2 — 2023-10-31 20:30:22 UTC

Nearly 2 dozen slaves were arrested and sent back to the south between 1852 and 1855. Slavery stayed in the state until 1864

Free soilers

yaseenashraf2 — 2023-10-31 20:35:09 UTC

People of the North, who were referred to as freesoilers were against slavery. They transplanted Southerners who supported slavery.

African American migration

yaseenashraf2 — 2023-10-31 20:36:40 UTC

The Gold rush attracted free black settelers who were looking to just make money and live in California. Enslaved blacks were also brought upon with their owners and were forced to dig for gold for their owners.

1850

yaseenashraf2 — 2023-10-31 20:39:07 UTC

Due to congress trying to maintain a balance of free and slave states, the compromise of 1850 emitted California as a free state. But the anti-slavery constitution was vague and open for interpretation, this along with blacks not being allowed to take a white man to court allowed people to maintain slaves with no punishment.

David Colbreth Broderick

yaseenashraf2 — 2023-10-31 20:41:19 UTC

Moved to california to seek fortune and was elected into the United States Senate as a democrat. Broderick deeply supported anti-slavery and worked closely with the movement.

David S Terry

yaseenashraf2 — 2023-10-31 20:43:42 UTC

He was a pro-slavery cheif of justice on the Supreme Court, he advocated for the expansion of slavery. He was known for his tendancy toward violence. He blamed Broderick for his loss in re-election and challenged Broderick to a duel

The Duel

yaseenashraf2 — 2023-10-31 20:45:33 UTC

Duels were not allowed in SF so they secretly relocated to Lake Merced, Broderick's gun misfired into the dirt and Terry's gun hit the chest and lungs of Broderick. Killing him 3 days later.

Slavery In California before

yaseenashraf2 — 2023-10-31 20:49:25 UTC

slavery was alive in California when it was controlled by Mexico, but it was viewed as exploited labor. Congress concerned the extension of slavery in California after the Mexican-American war. Many people said California desired a white only population.

California Legislature

yaseenashraf2 — 2023-10-31 20:51:45 UTC

The first California Legislator passed an indentured servant law and apprentice law that went against the fact that California entered the United States as a free state.

Indian Indentured servants and apprentices

yaseenashraf2 — 2023-11-02 20:43:34 UTC

Legislatures made it easier in 1860 to declare an indian child as an apprentice. If the child could not prove that he had a home or means of livelihood, he can be taken

Indian children

yaseenashraf2 — 2023-11-02 20:47:27 UTC

Californian Indian kids were considered valuable possesion which led to many of them being kidnapped. People would be paid 100 dollars a month to hunt and kill Indian kids.

attempt to ban black people in California

yaseenashraf2 — 2023-11-02 20:53:34 UTC

Despite California banning slavery, people wanted to ban black people from being in the state as a whole rather than settling into the state. Throughout the 1840s and '50s, citizens and legislators made efforts to prohibit black people from migrating into the state. despite their efforts failing, it showed off the immense amount of racism black people faced in California.