- Compromise of 1850@
Explore the Compromise of 1850, aka the Pearce Act, a series of U.S. Congressional legislative actions to regulate the spread of slavery in the territories acquired during the Mexican-American War. Sites offer background information, graphic illustrations, historical speeches, and related documents about the legal measures which were anti-slavery milestones in the U.S. history.
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/Compromise_of_1850
- Dred Scott Decision (1856)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Specific_Cases/Dred_Scott_v__John_F__A__Sandford__1856_
- Fugitive Slave Act@
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/Fugitive_Slave_Act
- Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854@
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/Kansas_Nebraska_Act_1854
- Missouri Compromise@
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/Missouri_Compromise
- Statutes of the United States Concerning Slavery
From Yale Law School's Avalon Project.
www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/statutes/slavery/slmenu.htm
- Thirteenth Amendment@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Amendments/Thirteenth_Amendment
- Virginia Statutes on Slaves and Servants
Covering the period between 1642 and 1705.
www.law.du.edu/russell/lh/alh/docs/virginiaslaverystatutes.html
- Virtual Jamestown: Slave Laws
Also covering laws concerning indentured servants.
jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown/laws.html
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