THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

The American Revolution

The American Revolution

Part A

1733: Quaker Elihu Coleman's A Testimony against That Anti-Christian Practice of MAKING SLAVES OF MEN is published.

1735: Under an English law Georgia prohibits the importation and use of black slaves.

1735: Georgia petitions Britain for the legalization of slavery.

1735: Louis XV, King of France, declares that when an enslaved woman gives birth to the child of a free man, neither mother nor child can be sold. Moreover, after a certain time, mother and progeny will be set free.

1738: Georgia's trustees permit the importation of black slaves.

1738: Spanish Florida promises freedom and land to runaway slaves.

1739: Slaves in Stono, South Carolina rebel, sacking and burning an armory and killing whites. Some 75 slaves in South Carolina steal tools for fighting and flee in the direction of flexibility in Florida (then under Spanish rule). Crushed by the South Carolina militia, the revolt results in the deaths of 40 blacks and 20 whiteThe colonial militia puts an end to the rebellion before slaves are able to reach freedom in Florida.

1740: South Carolina passes the comprehensive Negro Act, making it illegal for slaves to move abroad, assemble in groups, raise food, earn money, and learn to read English. Proprietors are allowed to kill rebellious slaves if necessary.

1740: Georgia and Carolina attempt to invade Florida in retaliation for the territory's policy toward runaways.

1749: Georgia repeals its prohibition and permits the importation of black slaves.

1751: George II repeals the 1705 act, making slaves real estate in Virginia.

1772: James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw's writes the first autobiographical slave narrative.

1773: The first distinct very dark place of worship in America is founded in South Carolina.

1773: Slaves in Massachusetts ineffectively appeal the government for their flexibility.

1773: Phillis Wheatley becomes the first published African-American poet when a London publishing company releases a collection of her verse.

1774: The First Continental Congress bans trade with Britain and vows to discontinue the slave trade after the 1st of December.

1774: Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Georgia prohibit the importation of slaves.

1774: Virginia takes action against slave importation.

1775: The slave population in the colonies is nearly 500,000. In Virginia, the ratio of free colonists to slaves is almost 1:1. In South Carolina it is roughly 1:2.

1775: Georgia takes action against slave importation.

1775: Abolitionist humanity Anthony Benezet of Philadelphia founds the world's first abolitionist society. Benjamin Franklin becomes its leader in 1787.

1846-48: Mexican-American War beaten, Mexico yields an enormous amount of territory to the joined States. Americans then wrestle with a contentious theme: Is slavery permitted in the new lands?

Part B

1849: Harriet Tubman get aways After escaping slavery, Tubman returns south at smallest 15 times to help release some century others.

1850: Compromise of 185 In exchange for California's entering the Union as a free state, northern congressmen accept a harsher Fugitive Slave Act.

1852: Uncle Tom's Cabin released Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel about the horrors of slavery deals 300,000 exact ...