End of Slavery Timeline

But first … terminology

Abolitionism

Emancipation

Gradual/Immediate

Compensated

Slavery vs. Slave Trade

Directions

• On a blank sheet of paper you will create a timeline by:1. Title: The End of Slavery Timeline

2. Drawing a line from top to bottom about 1/3 of the width of the page from the left-hand edge

3. On the left you will write the dates and the right you will right the events

4. Entries that appear in RED in the PP need to be highlighted/underlined on your timeline

1501

First confirmed group of enslaved Africans brought to the New World

1619

Twenty black slaves arrive in Virginia

1772

Somerset decision outlaws slavery in England.

1775

Lord Dunmore promises slaves freedom if they fight for the British in the American Revolution

1784-88

Abolitionist societies formed in Great Britain, United States and France.

1791-1804

Haitian Revolution

1808

Britain and the United States outlaw participation in the Atlantic slave trade

1823

British government approves plan for gradual abolition in the colonies.

1833

Britain emancipates 800 000 slaves in the British colonies; owners compensated

1848

Liberal Revolution in France leads to the abolishment of slavery in French colonies

1850

Under pressure from Britain Brazil stops participating in the Atlantic slave trade

1861

American Civil War begins

1863

Emancipation Proclamation

1865

American Civil War ends; Thirteenth Amendment abolishes slavery

1870

Spain begins gradual emancipation

1888

Brazil passes immediate and uncompensated emancipation

1948

UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares slavery a crime against humanity

Now … Map Work

On the map you will …

1. Color each of the following countries or empires a different color: - Use map on pg 684

1. British Empire

2. French Empire

3. Spanish Empire

4. United States

5. Brazil

2. Use the highlighted entries on your timeline to indicate geographically when each country/empire ended slavery