Introduction (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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First arrival of black Americans - location & year
First arrival of black Americans - location & year
Jamestown, Virginia, 1607
Civil rights of enslaved black Americans
Civil rights of enslaved black Americans
Absolutely no civil rights; legal property of owners
Solomon Northup's experience (free black American)
Solomon Northup's experience (free black American)
Kidnapped & sold into slavery in Louisiana, 1841
Lincoln's position on slavery expansion
Lincoln's position on slavery expansion
Opposed westward expansion into new territories
American Civil War dates
American Civil War dates
1861-1865
Emancipation Proclamation year
Emancipation Proclamation year
1863
Year slavery abolished in USA
Year slavery abolished in USA
1865
Old South definition
Old South definition
Confederate States that seceded from USA in 1861
De jure vs de facto segregation
De jure vs de facto segregation
De jure=by law; de facto=informal/not by law
Great Migration peak period
Great Migration peak period
1915-1945