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34 matches to Slavery
Abolition Act. 1833. Ends slavery in British Empire.
Abolitionists. 1774-1868. US anti-slavery party. Merged into Republicans. Radical Republicans.
Anthony, Susan B. 1820-1906. US temperence, anti-slavery suffragette.
Barnburners. 1842-54. US radical anti-slavery Democrats vs Hunkers.
Berlin Conference. 1884. Bismarck called 15 nations to resolve African issues. Congo granted independence. Slavery suppressed.
Bermuda. 1511 Spain discovers. 1609 Shipwrecked British settle, inpiring Tempest. 1617-1834 Slavery. 1968 Autonomous British Colony. 1995 Referendum rejects independence.
Bleeding Kansas. 1854-59. Antislavery vs Slavery advocates for control of Kansas. Wyandotte Constitution.
Brown, John. 1800-59. US slavery abolitionist. Harper’s Ferry. Hung.
Cartwright, John. 1740-1824. English reformer for universal male suffrage, abolition of slavery.
Constitution, US. 1787. Effective 1789. Defines government, liberties, basic laws. Amendments I-X 1791 Bill of Rights. XIII 1865 Abolishes slavery. XVIII 1919 Prohibition. XIX 1920 Women suffrage. XXI 1933 Repeals Prohibition. XXVI 1971 Voting age 18.
Derby, Earl of. 1799-1869. English Prime Minister 1852, 58, 66. Abolition of slavery.
Exodus. 13C BC. Jews escape Egyptian slavery. Moses. Ten Commandments.
Free-Soil Party. 1848-54. US anti-slavery party. Van Buren.
Gag Rules. 1836-44. Prevented discussion of anti-slavery bills in US Congress.
Garrison, William. 1805-79. US anti-slavery promoter. Weekly Liberator 1831-65.
Greeley, Horace. 1811-72. US founder of New Yorker, NY Tribune. Slavery critic. -“Go west, young man!”
Isabel. 1846-1921. Brazilian princess. As regent during Pedro II absence, abolished slavery 1888. Led to fall of Brazilian Empire.
Lecompton Constitution. 1858. Rejected pro-slavery Kansas constitution.
Liberia. 1822. Colony of freed US slaves. 1847 Republic. 1930 Slavery abolished.
Liberty Party. 1839-48. US anti-slavery party. Merged into Free-Soil party.
Louis I. 1838-89. King of Portugal, 1861-. Ended slavery in colonies.
Pedro II. 1825-91. Last Emperor of Brazil 1831-89. Slavery abolished by Isabel as Princess Regent, 1888, led to overthrow.
Pedro V. 1837-61. Portugal. King 1853-. Ended slavery in territories 1858.
Poor Laws. 1597, 1601, 1834. British parishes to aid poor, establish workhouses, abolish slavery. Replaced 1930-50.
Pottawatomie Massacre. 1856. John Brown’s abolitionists kill 5 pro-slavery settlers.