African Americans In The 1800s

In the United States during the 1800s African Americans had a difficult lifetime experience. They had many ups and downs between the three american reconstructive amendments, Dred Scott decision, and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. African Americans fought a long time trying to gain their equality just like everyone else. One of the main things that is involved with this is the statement “all men are created equal” by Thomas Jefferson. It was clear that this statement was not true.

The declaration of independence was written by Thomas Jefferson establishing the independence of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain on July 4th, 1776. In This document Thomas Jefferson states that “all men are created equal” most would argue that
In my opinion The Thirteenth Amendment was the most crucial amendment of the time because it abolished slavery altogether. According to the article “Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution(1868)” The amendment was so vital because the 1857 Dred Scott decision established the precedent that African Americans could not be American citizens. These Three Amendments changed the United states in a drastic way forever, they also assured privileges and amnesty clauses suitable for all
According to the article “Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 (September 1850)” it states that “during this time it was one of the most unimaginable things. The states-rights blantantly demanded federal power to defend slavery, and almost impossible to imagine that the increasingly antislavery North would agree to that demand.” Pretty much what the act possessed were federal laws that abled the United States to take slaves into custody with even more harsh punishments involving capture than before. It had gotten so bad that it had led to riots and