1Slavery first began in what would later become the United States in 1619 when 20
African Americans congregated to Jamestown, Virginia, where men sold them as slaves or
2indentured servants. From the point in which people in America kept African American humans as enslaved as animals, the American viewpoint on what equality really means forever became
3altered. Eventually over the course of time, members of Congress signed the Declaration of
4Independence, affirming the United States as its own country. Declaring its hypocrisy, America stated in the Declaration of Independence that “All men are created equal” despite the fact that
5slavery still remained as a perfectly legal institution in all thirteen states at the time. While
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Northern states remained slave-free. 5As time carried on in the United States, the debate between pro and anti-slavery states grew because of the purchase of new lands and whether they would establish themselves as a
1strict slavery state or a slavery-free state. The Missouri Compromise, originally intended as a type of accommodation for the two debating sides in 1820, forbade slavery in new states which
6resided north of the border of the Arkansas territory, excluding Missouri. The slavery debate
3remained calm. Unfortunately, in order to please the pro-slavery states, the Fugitive Slave Act passed in 1850, which required citizens to assist people in recovering their fugitive slaves.
4Returning with their captors, slaves did not have any right to a jury trial, resulting in men capturing free African Americans and turning them into slaves without any worry of a trial ever
2being held. After the Fugitive Slave Act was put into effect, any slaves who fled their owner’s homes to find freedom had no safe place to hide or escape anymore. While the growing tension between the pro-slavery states and the anti-slavery states escalated, a humble black man named
Dred Scott tried to fight for his
African Americans congregated to Jamestown, Virginia, where men sold them as slaves or
2indentured servants. From the point in which people in America kept African American humans as enslaved as animals, the American viewpoint on what equality really means forever became
3altered. Eventually over the course of time, members of Congress signed the Declaration of
4Independence, affirming the United States as its own country. Declaring its hypocrisy, America stated in the Declaration of Independence that “All men are created equal” despite the fact that
5slavery still remained as a perfectly legal institution in all thirteen states at the time. While
slavery …show more content…
Northern states remained slave-free. 5As time carried on in the United States, the debate between pro and anti-slavery states grew because of the purchase of new lands and whether they would establish themselves as a
1strict slavery state or a slavery-free state. The Missouri Compromise, originally intended as a type of accommodation for the two debating sides in 1820, forbade slavery in new states which
6resided north of the border of the Arkansas territory, excluding Missouri. The slavery debate
3remained calm. Unfortunately, in order to please the pro-slavery states, the Fugitive Slave Act passed in 1850, which required citizens to assist people in recovering their fugitive slaves.
4Returning with their captors, slaves did not have any right to a jury trial, resulting in men capturing free African Americans and turning them into slaves without any worry of a trial ever
2being held. After the Fugitive Slave Act was put into effect, any slaves who fled their owner’s homes to find freedom had no safe place to hide or escape anymore. While the growing tension between the pro-slavery states and the anti-slavery states escalated, a humble black man named
Dred Scott tried to fight for his