Topic Events & Dates:
1) 1619 – First slaves are brought to Jamestown, Virginia Colony
2) 1776 – Declaration of Independence signed, does not free African-American slaves
3) 1791 – Bill of Rights are ratified, 10th amendment says states can create their own laws
4) 1794 – Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin
5) 1850-1865 - Underground Railroad
6) Compromise of 1850 – California admitted as free state, Congress passes Fugitive Slave Law
7) 1860 – Election of Abraham Lincoln and Southern states begin seceding from Union
8) 1861 – Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, Civil War officially begins
*Ideas and tips for what to write in slides:
- Positives and negatives of each event
- How was America affected by this event?
- Your own opinion on the event
