Slavery in America Timeline

1. 1600-People in Africa were forced away from families by Europeans 
2. 1619-First African Americans arrived in Jamestown
3. 1793- Eli Whitney discovered cotton gin which made life more difficult for the Slaves because they would have to pick cotton all the time. 
4. 1860-Slaves walked 4 miles 
5. 1831- South Hampton Virginia was the biggest state that revolted against slavery
6. 1847- Fredrick Douglass published a newspaper called, "The North Star"
7. 1849- Harriet Tubman escaped and led 1600 slaves to freedom
8. 1860- Abe Lincoln elected president
9. 1865-Congress passed 13th amendment
10. 1865- Slavery ends

Cotton Gin

The North Star

Harriet Tubman helping slaves escape

Letter to Family from West

April 24, 1847

Dear Family,
Today, I am in California. During my travel from Boston to California, I experienced many hardships. Along the way, I met plenty of people and they helped me on my journey West. I am heading to California because it consists of many beaches and it just feels very tropical. The environment is soothing to the mind and the smell of the ocean is refreshing.

On my way to California, I met this man named Daniel Boone. Daniel is a trespasser who settled in Kentucky. He traveled in a pack in which his pack carried no supplies with them. There were wild beasts and savages out in the wilderness such as grizzly bears. Grizzly bears were aggressive and dangerous. A grizzly bear even attacked one of Daniel's men leaving him dead. Daniel gets ambushed but keeps going west which shows that he has perseverance which is a good quality for a traveler.

On May 1846, a huge amount of people, including me, were headed to a new life and this migration was called the mass migration. The people were traveling from Oregon to California and the trail was called the Oregon Trail. We would walk 10 miles per day which gave blisters on my feet. 1 in 5 of the women there were pregnant and they would be giving birth along the journey. It was not a pleasant thing to witness. It was also very unsanitary. California had a population of 15,000 to 100,000.

I am having a swell time here in California. I am able to take care of myself so don't you worry about me and take care of yourselves too. Goodbye, fam. It was nice knowing you. In the future, I will be visiting every month or so. Also, I will be writing more letters to you from here on in.

Kentucky

(The state in which Daniel Boone settled in)

Daniel Boone

(The man who basically led the way)

Grizzly Bear

(A grizzly bear who attacked one of Boone's men)

Oregon Trail

(People used horses so they could carry their belongings as they walked the far distance on the Oregon Trail)

Election Day

Election day is on the first Tuesday of November. It can lie between November 3 to November 8.

The states in which Election day is a civic holiday include the following: 

• Delaware
• Hawaii
• Kentucky
• Montana
• New Jersey
• New York
• Ohio 
• West Virginia
• Puerto Rico 

Election day is only on a Tuesday because it was convenient for people back then because they took a while to travel. Also, election day is not extended into other days because the government was afraid that it may change people's opinions on who they vote for.

Massachusetts' elected officials are:
Deval Patrick (Governor)
Martha Coakley (Attorney General)
William Galvin (Secretary of Commonwealth)
Suzanne Bump (State Auditor)
Steven Grossman (Treasurer and Receiver General)

Who represent me in Washington, D.C
Rep. Niki Tsongas

Niki Tsongas is a democrat who represents MA's 3rd Congressional district.

3rd District

United States Senators for MA: Elizabeth Warren(Democrat) and Ed Markey(Democrat)

Elected officials who represent me in Boston:
House of Representatives: Thomas A. Golden Jr.(Democrat) and Nicola S. Tsongas(Democrat)
Senator: Eileen M. Donoghue(Democrat)

3 Branches of Federal Gov.

Deval Patrick (MA governor)

MA state flag