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