Timeline
1619- The start of slavery
July 4 1776- Declaration of independence was adopted
1813- Emancipation adopted in argentina
1814- Emancipation adopted in Columbia
1823- Slavery abolished in Chile
1824- Slavery abolished in Central American
1829- Slavery abolished in Mexico
1829- Slavery abolished in Bolivia
1845- Frederick Douglass (runaway slave) leading abolitionist in america
September 22 1862- Abraham Lincoln ordered the Emancipation Proclamation
Cause and Effects
Cause
Abolition originated with a Dominican priest who witnessed the treatment of Indian slaves from Charles V king of Spain who passed it as a new law. Soon after a slave escaped and went to court with his owner/master and thats when abolition grew. The judge favored the slave and later the slave trade act started.
Impact
Effects
It became illegal to carry slaves on British ships. It led to over 300 slaves freed during the abolition movement.
It abolished slave trade in British colonies. But this act didn't free all of the slaves as everyone had hoped it took a lot longer for the slaves to be free after the abolition act.
Social
After slavery was abolished African Americans still weren't treated the same. They didn't have as many rights as the whites. This was called segregation which went on for many years. It gave African Americans very little rights and changed the school system to keep the colored children separate from the whites children.
Economic
After Slavery was abolished many jobs opened up because there weren't any slaves to do their work. A lot of people had to sell many of their stuff to afford a worker. Even though there were a lot of job openings African Americans still weren't able to get a job because they were so hated against
Global
After many attempts to escape for freedom during slavery it finally led to abolishing it. This spread all around the world and eventually all slaves were free. Although they weren't treated as equals, they still had the right to call themselves free.
Gain and Loss
Loss
Many lives were lost during abolition because the amount of times that the slaves tried to escape and failed. Many were beaten and tortured until they were killed others were just killed on the spot.
Gain
While fighting for there freedom the slaves gained momentum to actually try harder. They were able to gain strength and hope to try and escape which eventually all paid off because they were finally free.