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African American History Timeline, image, Read left to right By Angela…
African American History Timeline
1861-1865 54th Massachusetts and the Civil War
This was on of the first major actions in which African American soldiers fough for the union in the American Civil War. The courage of the soldiers in the 54th convinced many politicians and Army officers of their value, prompting the further enlistment of black soldiers.
1859 John Brown resistance
John Brown was a leading figure in the abolitionist movement before the Civil War. Unlike many anti-slavery activists, he was not a pacifist and believed in aggressive action against slaveholders and any government officials who enabled them.
1833 Britain Outlaws slavery
Britain's economy was in flux at the time, and its slaveholding Caribbean colonies could no longer compete with larger plantation economies. The persistent struggles of enslaved Africans and a growing fear of slave uprisings among plantatin owners were another major factor.
1830-1870 Frederick Douglass and Abolitionists
Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author, and public speaker. He became a leader in the abolitionist movement, which sought to end the practice of slavery.
1830-1863 Harriet Tubman and Underground Railroad
Harret Tubman was an escaped enslaved woman who became a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, leading enslaved people to freedom before the Civil War.
1829 Mexcio Outlaws slavery
In 1829, Mexico abolished slavery, but it granted an exception until 1830 to Texas. That year, Mexico made the importation of slaves illegal. Anglo-American immigration to the province slowed at this point, with settlers angry about the changing rules.
1793 Effects on the Cotton Gin
The Cotton GIn reduced the labor of removing seeds, but it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton. Cotton growing became so profitable for the planters that it greatly increased their demand for both land and slave labor.
1770 U.S. Revolution and Crispus Attucks
The American Revolution was a time when the British colonists in America rebelled against the rule of Great Britain. Crispus Attucks has been immortalized as the first casualty of the American Revolutionary War and the first African American hero.
1662-1807 Slavery in the Indies
England was the most successful of the northwestern European predators on the Spanish possessions. Only Jamaicaa and part of Hispanional were wrested from the Spanish empire in the Greater Antilles, and Havana and San Juan continued to play a crucial part in trade between Latin America and Spain until the latter lost its mainland empire.
1619 First Africans in Jamestown
The Africans who came to Virginia in 1619 had been taken from Angola in West Central Africa. These captives were then forced to march 100-200 miles to the coast to the major slave-trade port of Luanda.
1518-1850 The Middle Passage:
This was the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World. It was part of the traingular trade route that took goods, such as knives, cotton cloth, and toold, from Europe to Africa.
15th Century Slave Raids in West Africa:
Most of the Africans who were enslaved were captured in battles or were kidnapped, though some were sold into slavery for debt or as punishment.
100 CE - 940 CE The Rise of Axum:
At its highest, the civilization had its own coinage made of gold, a powerful navy military, and control over the ports of the Red Sea that had been popularly used as the center for the trading network. It was located in the Northern Horn of East Africa, on the coast of the Red Sea.
30 BC Rome Conquers Egypt:
In 30 BC the Romans took control of Egypt. The Romans ruled for over 600 years until around 640 AD. The Roman Empire province of Egypt included most of todays' Egypt, except for the Sinai Peninsula.
2000 BC - 1500 CE Bantu Migration:
The Bantu Migration had an enomous impact on Africa's economic, cultural, and political practices. Bantu migrants introduced many new skills into the communities they interacted with, some of those skills being growing crops and forging tools and weapong from metal.
3,000-2500 BCE Iron Production in Africa
: Iron production was a particularly important precolonial African technology, with iron becoming a central component of socioeconomic life in many societies across the continent. Iron-bearing ores are much more abundant in the earth's crust than those of copper.
Read left to right By Angela Morales 7th Period
