Slavery important facts

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When did the first African Americans arrive in Virginia?

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In 1619.

Front

The first Africans brought to America were from: Canada, Bostwana, South Africa, Angola

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Angola

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Interracial marriages were forbidden in which year?

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1661

Front

Slavery was mainly practised in

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the southern states.

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Year the USA signed the Declaration of Independence to separate from Great Britain.

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1776

Front

Slave trafficking was banned in?

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1808

Front

In 1860, the Americans elected a new president.

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Abraham Lincoln

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The war between the Confederates and the Unionists was called:

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the Civil War

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What followed slavery?

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segregation