Timeline Flashcards
When was Slavery abolished in the British Empire?
1833
What happened in 1839?
Slaves took over the Amistad.
When was the Dred Scott case?
1857
What happened in the Dred Scott case?
The federal court stated that no man whose ancestors were enslaved, whether enslaved or free, could sue in the federal court.
When was Abraham Lincoln elected president?
1860
When did the Portuguese capture their first African slaves?
1441
When was the slave trade abolished by the British?
1807
When was the Nat Turner slave revolt?
1831
When did the American Civil War begin?
1861
When was the Emancipation Proclamation?
1863
When was the 54th Massachusetts Regiments attack on Fort Wagner?
1864
What happened in 1865?
The end of the Civil War and the 13th Amendment abolished slavery.
What was the 14th Amendment and when was it?
Black people became US citizens and 1868.
What was the 15th Amendment and when was it?
Black people could not be denied the right to vote and 1870.
When did Northern troops leave the South?
1877
When was the Plessy vs Ferguson case?
1896
When was the NAACP set up?
1909
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association of Advancement for Colored People.
When was the Brown vs Board of Education case?
1954
When was the murder of Emmett Till?
1955
When did Rosa Parks refuse to move in the bus?
1955
When was the Civil Rights Act?
1964
When was the voting rights act and the assassination of Malcom X?
1965
What happened in 1968?
The Black power salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the Olympics and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
