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Timeline of the Abolitionist Movement
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Timeline of the
Abolitionist Movement
By Kylie Dudley
1820- The Missouri Compromise
Admitted Missouri to the country as a slave state, but Maine as a free state.
1820's
1827- New York abolishes slavery
1829
Jan. 1, 1839- William Lloyd Garrison publishes "The Liberator"
1830's
1833- The American Anti-Slavery Society was formed
1833
1837- Prominent Abolitionist, Elijah Lovejoy, is murdered by a pro-slavery mob
1837
1838- Fredrick Douglass Escapes slavery and joins the Abolitionist Movement
1838
1840- Formation of the Liberty Party
The Liberty Party was formed in efforts to widespread the abolitionist cause, but had little to no effect.
1840's
1844- John Quincy Adams repeals "Gag Rule" in Congress
1844
1846- Wilmot Proviso, prohibiting slavery in any territory taken from Mexico, is passed in the House,
but defeated in the Senate.
1846
1847- Fredrick Douglass publishes "The North Star"
1847
1848- Mexican Cession of western territory to the United States
1848
1850- Comprimise of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished.
1850's
1852- Harriet Beecher Stowe published "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
1852
1854- Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a time period in which continual outbreaks happened between Pro and Anti- Slavery forces in Kansas.
1854
1857- Dred Scott Court Decision which stated that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional, and
that slaves were not citizens but the property of their owners
1857
1858- Lincoln-Douglass Debates
The Lincoln- Douglass debates were seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglass.
1858
1859- John Brown raids the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia
1859
1860- Abraham Lincoln nominated, Southern secession
1860's
1861- The beginning of the Civil War
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1861
1863- Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation
1863
1865- Thirteenth Amendment added, which abolished slavery
1865
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