Dates 1800-1860

South Carolina secedes from the US and intends to start a new nation where the practice of slavery is allowed to continue

• Jan 1860

• Apr 1860

• Sep 1860

• Dec 1860

Republican Abraham Lincoln, candidate for a political party dedicated to stopping the spread of slavery, wins the Presidency of the US causing great consternation in the slave holding south

• Jan 1860

• Jun 1860

• Nov 1860

• Dec 1860

Gabriel’s Conspiracy: A trained blacksmith was able to recruit hundreds of slaves and free men in an elaborate rebellion that was foiled by a huge storm and a scared slave—would have been the largest rebellion ever based on records (Richmond, VA). Nearly 30 slaves are executed

• 1790

• 1800

• 1810

• 1820

Abolitionist John Brown attempts to start a war to end slavery by attacking an arms depot in Harpers Ferry, VA. His attempt fails and he numerous others, black and white are executed

• 1839

• 1849

• 1859

• 1869

The last known illegal shipment of stolen people from Africa arrives in Mobile, Alabama aboard the slave ship Clotilda

• 1829

• 1839

• 1849

• 1859

Dred Scott V Sanford  In a 7-2 decision the SCOTUS determined Constitutional Rights were not applicable to African Americans (free or slave)

• 1857

• 1867

• 1877

• 1847

Republican Party formed on the major premise of stopping the spread of slavery (direct result of popular sovereignty in new territories)

• 1794

• 1834

• 1854

• 1864

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• World History

• African American History

Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a book about the horrors of slavery, is published and instantly becomes a rallying point for abolitionist—published serially in weekly form in a newspaper

• 1852

• 1872

• 1892

• 1902

Sojourner Truth, a freed slave, gives her famous “Ain’t I a Woman” speech at a Women’s Rights Conference

• 1801

• 1851

• 1861

• 1871