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Part A (15 Points)
Document 1: Time Line
1.
What year did slavery begin in the USA? _____________(1)
2.
What year did slavery end in the USA? _______________(1)
3.
What year did Harriet Tubman begin to rescue slaves?
____________(1)
4.
How long did slavery exist in the USA?
_____________________(1)
1619
The first African slaves are brought to Virginia
1808
The US bans the import of slaves
1820
Araminta Harriet Greene (Tubman) born in
Maryland
1844
Harriet marries John Tubman, a free black man
1849
Harriet Tubman escapes to the North
1850
Harriet Tubman starts rescuing slaves via the
Underground Railroad
1861
Abraham Lincoln elected President of the US; Civil
War starts
1865
Civil War ends; Lincoln is assassinated; 13th
amendment to Constitution abolishes slavery
1868
14th amendment to Constitution grants citizenship to
former slaves
1870
15th amendment to Constitution prohibits states from
denying the right to vote because of race
1913
Harriet Tubman dies on March 10, 1913, Auburn,
N.Y