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When did the first African American slaves arrive in America? |
1619, Dutch traders brought the first African slaves to Jamestown. |
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What was the fugitive slave law? |
In 1793, the first fugitive slave law is passed, allowing slave owners to cross stae lines in the pursuit of the fugitives and making it a penal offense to abet runaway slaves. |
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What is the Missouri Compromise? |
The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting MIssouri as a slave state and Marine as a free state. |
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who was Harriet Tubman? |
She was the most famous conductor of the underground railroad. After freeing herself from slavery, she returned and rescued members of her family and others through secret escape routes. |
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Why was the book 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' written? |
Harriet Beecher Stowe's inspiration for the book was the fugitive slave law. The book is thus a deliberate and carefully written anti-slavery argument. |
