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First African American child born free in the colonies is baptized in Virginia

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1624

William Tucker

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elected to Maryland’s general assembly

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1641

Mathias De Sousa

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Rhode Island enacts first anti-slavery law in British colonies= limits slavery to ten years

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1652

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Maryland enacts first law in colonial America banning marriage between white women and black men

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1664

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leads unsuccessful rebellion of whites and blacks against the English colonial hover mien in Virginia

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1676

Nathaniel Bacon

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All English colonies in America have enslaved african Americans

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1690

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French colonial government in Louisiana enacts Code Noir, first body of laws that govern both slaves and free blacks

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1724

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First permanent black settlement established by fugitive slaves at Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose

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1738

Fort Mose, Florida

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First major South Carolina slave revolt

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1739

Cato’s Rebellion

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a slave, composes BARS FIGHT- first known poem by an African American

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1746

Lucy Terry

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constructs one of the first clocks in colonial America

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1752

Benjamin Banneker

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publishes a narrative of the uncommon sufferings and surprising deliverance of Briton Hammon-first autobiographical work written by an enslaved African

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1760

Briton Hammon

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publishes a book of poetry believed first written and published by African American

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1761

Jupiter Hammon

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First colonial resident to die for American independence when he’s killed by the British in the Boston Massacre

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1770

Crispus Attucks

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First book written by an African American woman published in the United States and second book in nations history authored by a woman to be published.

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1773
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral 
Phillis Wheatley  
(Most famous work: 
To His Excellency General Washington)
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16
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Appalachian song

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Copland

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17
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The creation

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Haydn

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18
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Madame butterfly

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Puccini

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The barber of Seville

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Rossini

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Erioca

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Beethoven

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21
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In the steppes of Central Asia

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Borodin

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Duke Bluebeards castle

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Bartok

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Boris Godunov

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Pushkin

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Lohengrin

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The bartered bride

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La Travita

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The sorcerers apprentice

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20 blacks from Dutch slaver are purchased for English settlement of Jamestown.
First Africans uh the English North American colonies

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African Americans participate on the patriot side in the earliest battles of the revolution, concord, Lexington, and bunker hill. Two first patriot soldiers?

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1775
Peter Salem- battle of concord
Salem Poor- battle of bunker hill

30
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A passage in the Declaration of Independence authored by Thomas Jefferson at the continental congress meeting in Philadelphia, condemned the slave trade. Controversial passage is removed from declaration due to pressure from southern colonies

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On July 8, becomes first political jurisdiction in the United States to abolish slavery

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1777

Vermont

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Establishes first black Masonic lodge in the United States. African lodge #459 is granted a Masonic charter by the Grand Lodge of England

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1784

Prince Hall

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Establishes formal procedures for transforming territories into states. Provides for eventual establishment of three to five states in the area north Ohio river, to be considered equal to original 13. Ordinance includes a Bill of Rights that guarantees freedom of religion, right to trial by jury, public education and ban on slavory in region.

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1787

Northwest Ordinance

34
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United States constitution drafted. Provides for the constitution of the slave trade for another 20 years and required states to aid slaveholders in the recovery of fugitive states. Also stipulates a slave counts as 3/5ths of a man for purposes determining representation in House of Reps

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February major Andrew Elliott hires ___ to assist in survey of boundaries of 100-square-mile federal district that’d later become District of Columbia

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1791

Benjamin Banneker

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Provides assistance to fugitive slaves is now a criminal offense

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1793

Fugitive Slave Law

37
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Invents cotton gin in Georgia. Cotton gin provides major boost to slave-based cotton economy of South.

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1793

Eli Whitney

38
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established in Philadelphia by Richard Allen.

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1794
Mother Bethel AME church
AME = American Methodist Episcopal Church

39
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Attempts slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia

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1800

Gabriel Prosser

40
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James Callender claims Thomas Jefferson has kept own slaves, ______

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1802

Sally Hemings

41
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Lewis and Clark expedition explores newly purchased Louisiana and Pacific Northwest. African American, York, is prominent in expedition

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1804- 1806

42
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US gov abolishes importation of enslaved Africans. Ban is ignored

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1808

Slave Importation Ban

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600 African American troops among US army of 3000 led by General Andrew Jackson which defeats British forces at Battle of New Orleans. Black troops led by _______, highest ranking black officer in history US army

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1814

Joseph Savary

44
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Establishes Underground Railroad

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1815

Levi Coffin

45
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Allows Missouri into Union as slave state and Maine as free state. Sets boundary between slave and free territory in West at 36th parallel

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1820

The compromise of 1820

46
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Smallest sovereign state with 1000 population

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Vatican City

47
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Who guards pope…name of security?

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Swiss Guard

48
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Headquarters of European Union and NATO?

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Brussels, Belgium

49
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Belgian city where War of 1812s peace treaty was signed

50
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England’s Channel Islands

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Jersey, Guernsey, and Sark

51
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Dominant religion of Western Europe

49.2%

52
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Divisions of Swiss government are called ____

53
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1992 treaty created paper currency called Euro

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Maastricht

54
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Rhine and Po rivers originate in these mountains

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Western European trade union

56
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River associated with Rome

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River associated with Lisbon

58
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Peninsula of northern Denmark

59
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Mountain range running north/south in Italy

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Apennine Mountains

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