1822 ⟶ Denmark Vesey's Slave Insurrection Conspiracy and Execution

Denmark Vesey is arrested and executed for attempting to inc...
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⚖️ Missouri Compromise Resolved

Missouri Compromise on the slavery issue in U.S.⟶
Missouri Compromise Resolved (1820)
SlaveryPolitical CrisisExpansionismSectionalismLegislative Action
United StatesUnited States

⛓️ Denmark Vesey's Slave Insurrection Conspiracy and Execution

Denmark Vesey is arrested and executed for attempting to incite a slave insurrection in South Carolina.⟶
SlaverySouth CarolinaAntebellum EraAfrican American HistoryResistanceSocial JusticeConspiracy
United StatesUnited States

🇺🇸 Texas Annexation by the United States

Texas annexed by the United States and becomes the 28th state.⟶
Texas Annexation by the United States (1845)
United States HistoryManifest DestinyExpansionismTerritorial ExpansionSlaveryMexican-American WarTexas RevolutionStatehood
United StatesUnited States

📜 Emancipation Proclamation Issued by Abraham Lincoln

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, declaring slaves in Confederate territories free, a pivotal step toward abolishing slavery in the United States.⟶
Emancipation Proclamation Issued by Abraham Lincoln (1863)
American Civil WarSlaveryEmancipationAbolitionismAbraham LincolnCivil Rights
United StatesUnited States

📜 Reconstruction Begins; Slavery Abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment

1865–1877: Reconstruction in the United States; Slavery is banned in the United States by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.⟶
Reconstruction Begins; Slavery Abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment (1865)
ReconstructionCivil RightsSlaveryAbolitionCivil WarPost-WarLegislation
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