On 22nd August 1772, after nearly six months worth of evidence and witnesses talking, the Somerset v Stewart state trial case, has reach its end, having heard both sides of the argument, the Chief Justice of the King's Bench, William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, retired to make his decision.
While sitting in his chamber, Lord Mansfield, felt as though the whole world was resting on his shoulders. He had read in the papers that they were calling him-
"The founder of English commercial law" and "The Judge of Enlightenment"
He knew that England had been involved in the slave trade since 1553, and that ships registered in Liverpool, Bristol and London carried more than half the slaves shipped in the world.
He also knew that his decision, did not just affect the slave owning, Customs officer, Mr Charles Stewart or Mr James Somerset, the enslaved African but every person alive today and anyone born here after.
On 25th August 1772, the legal status of slaves, not only in England but through out the British Empire
In 1773, Frederick North, called an emergency General Election, which saw Charles James Fox (who was already noted as an anti-slavery campaigner) win the election with his main slogon being "if we can enslave a man because the colour of his skin, what stops someone enslaving me because of the way I look or who I am."
This election also saw the involved the monarch when King George III's brother, Prince William, the Duke of Clarence, who at that time, a member of the House of Lords, spoke out publically against the abolition of not only the slave trade, but also the unethical practice of slavery it self.
On 11th May, King George III, gave Royal Assent to the Slavery Abolition Act 1773, this led to on Friday 13th August 1773, Royal Governor of Georgia, James Wright, was sitting in his house, in Savannah, Georgia, with his wife, when a large rebel militia force entered his home and took him prisoner, the leader of the group was lieutenant Archibald Bulloch.
This would be the start of the "Colonial Rebellion," when three other colonies joined, Province of South Carolina, on 31st October, 1773, followed by the Province of North Carolina on 5th November 1773 and finally by the Dominion of Virginia, on 25th January 1774.
With the British fearing more losses, the navy was dispatched on 30th November to the Province of Maryland, where they set up a strong hold south of Baltimore, using the Potomac River as a natural defence and were nicknamed the Army of the Potomac.
The last battle fought was the "Battle of Antietam" on 17th September 1774, with another stalemate, British General Benedict Arnold and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, George Washington, signed a peace treaty.
----- Time Line So Far -----
These are just a list of things for referencing and are to be continued.
List of Provinces, that began to abolish or rule against maintaining slavery and when:
Province of New York - 1775
Province of Pennsylvania -1775
Province of Maryland - 1776
Province of New Jersey - 1776
Province of New Hampshire - 1777
Province of Massachusetts Bay - 1777
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations - 1777
Connecticut Colony - 1777
Delaware Colony - 1778
Premier of Northern America
1. Benjamin Franklin (1775-1786)
2. John Adams (1786-1790)
3. Thomas Chittenden (1790-1796)
. John Adams (1796-1804)
4. Rufus King (1804-1812)
5. DeWitt Clinton (1812-1822)
6. John Quincy Adams (1822-1830)
7. William Wirt (1830-1834)
8. Richard Rush (1834-1842)
9. William H. Harrison (1842)
10. Winfield Scott (1942-1846)
Richard Rush-(1846-1850)
11. Martin Van Buren (1850-1854)
12. James Buchanan (1854-1858)
13. Stephen A. Douglas (1858-1861)
14. Daniel S. Dickinson (1861-1862)
15. Abraham Lincoln (1862-1870)
16. John A. Macdonald (1870-1874)
17. William A. Wheeler (1874-1878)
18. Samuel J. Tilden (1878-1882)
19. David Davis (1882-1886)
20. Rutherford B. Hayes (1886)
. John A. Macdonald (1886-1890)
21. Grover Cleveland (1890-1898)
22. Wilfrid Laurier (1898-1902)
23. Theodore Roosevelt (1902-1910)
24. Eugene Foss (1910-1914)
Theodore Roosevelt (1914-1919)
25. Robert Borden (1919-1922)
26. William Lyon Mackenzie King (1922-1926)
27. Charles Evans Hughes (1926-1930)
William Lyon Mackenzie King (1930-1936)
29. Al Smith (1936)
30. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1936-1944)
31. (1944)
32 Wendell Willkie (1944-1948)
President and Vice President of United Southern States of America (USSA)
1. George Washington / Thomas Jefferson (1776-1784)
2. Thomas Jefferson / James Madison (1784-1792)
3. Edmund Randolph / Thomas Pinckney (1792-1796)
4. James Madison / James Monroe (1796-1804)
5. Thomas Pinckney / (1804-1812)
6. James Monroe/ John Milledge (1812-1818)
James Monroe/ Vacant (1818-1824)
7. William H. Harrison / Henry Middleton (1824-1830)
8. Andrew Jackson / William H. Crawford (1830-1834)
Andrew Jackson / Vacant (1834-1845)
9. Zachary Taylor / John Tyler (1845-1850)
10. John Tyler / Vacant (1850-1856)
11. John C. Breckinridge / Robert M. T. Hunter (1856-1864)
12. Robert E. Lee / William A. Graham (1864-1872)
13. Robert M. T. Hunter / Andrew Johnson (1872-1876)
Woodrow Wilson (191-192
Oscar Underwood (192
Jimmy Carter (1976-?)
While sitting in his chamber, Lord Mansfield, felt as though the whole world was resting on his shoulders. He had read in the papers that they were calling him-
"The founder of English commercial law" and "The Judge of Enlightenment"
He knew that England had been involved in the slave trade since 1553, and that ships registered in Liverpool, Bristol and London carried more than half the slaves shipped in the world.
He also knew that his decision, did not just affect the slave owning, Customs officer, Mr Charles Stewart or Mr James Somerset, the enslaved African but every person alive today and anyone born here after.
On 25th August 1772, the legal status of slaves, not only in England but through out the British Empire
In 1773, Frederick North, called an emergency General Election, which saw Charles James Fox (who was already noted as an anti-slavery campaigner) win the election with his main slogon being "if we can enslave a man because the colour of his skin, what stops someone enslaving me because of the way I look or who I am."
This election also saw the involved the monarch when King George III's brother, Prince William, the Duke of Clarence, who at that time, a member of the House of Lords, spoke out publically against the abolition of not only the slave trade, but also the unethical practice of slavery it self.
On 11th May, King George III, gave Royal Assent to the Slavery Abolition Act 1773, this led to on Friday 13th August 1773, Royal Governor of Georgia, James Wright, was sitting in his house, in Savannah, Georgia, with his wife, when a large rebel militia force entered his home and took him prisoner, the leader of the group was lieutenant Archibald Bulloch.
This would be the start of the "Colonial Rebellion," when three other colonies joined, Province of South Carolina, on 31st October, 1773, followed by the Province of North Carolina on 5th November 1773 and finally by the Dominion of Virginia, on 25th January 1774.
With the British fearing more losses, the navy was dispatched on 30th November to the Province of Maryland, where they set up a strong hold south of Baltimore, using the Potomac River as a natural defence and were nicknamed the Army of the Potomac.
The last battle fought was the "Battle of Antietam" on 17th September 1774, with another stalemate, British General Benedict Arnold and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, George Washington, signed a peace treaty.
----- Time Line So Far -----
These are just a list of things for referencing and are to be continued.
List of Provinces, that began to abolish or rule against maintaining slavery and when:
Province of New York - 1775
Province of Pennsylvania -1775
Province of Maryland - 1776
Province of New Jersey - 1776
Province of New Hampshire - 1777
Province of Massachusetts Bay - 1777
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations - 1777
Connecticut Colony - 1777
Delaware Colony - 1778
Premier of Northern America
1. Benjamin Franklin (1775-1786)
2. John Adams (1786-1790)
3. Thomas Chittenden (1790-1796)
. John Adams (1796-1804)
4. Rufus King (1804-1812)
5. DeWitt Clinton (1812-1822)
6. John Quincy Adams (1822-1830)
7. William Wirt (1830-1834)
8. Richard Rush (1834-1842)
9. William H. Harrison (1842)
10. Winfield Scott (1942-1846)
Richard Rush-(1846-1850)
11. Martin Van Buren (1850-1854)
12. James Buchanan (1854-1858)
13. Stephen A. Douglas (1858-1861)
14. Daniel S. Dickinson (1861-1862)
15. Abraham Lincoln (1862-1870)
16. John A. Macdonald (1870-1874)
17. William A. Wheeler (1874-1878)
18. Samuel J. Tilden (1878-1882)
19. David Davis (1882-1886)
20. Rutherford B. Hayes (1886)
. John A. Macdonald (1886-1890)
21. Grover Cleveland (1890-1898)
22. Wilfrid Laurier (1898-1902)
23. Theodore Roosevelt (1902-1910)
24. Eugene Foss (1910-1914)
Theodore Roosevelt (1914-1919)
25. Robert Borden (1919-1922)
26. William Lyon Mackenzie King (1922-1926)
27. Charles Evans Hughes (1926-1930)
William Lyon Mackenzie King (1930-1936)
29. Al Smith (1936)
30. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1936-1944)
31. (1944)
32 Wendell Willkie (1944-1948)
President and Vice President of United Southern States of America (USSA)
1. George Washington / Thomas Jefferson (1776-1784)
2. Thomas Jefferson / James Madison (1784-1792)
3. Edmund Randolph / Thomas Pinckney (1792-1796)
4. James Madison / James Monroe (1796-1804)
5. Thomas Pinckney / (1804-1812)
6. James Monroe/ John Milledge (1812-1818)
James Monroe/ Vacant (1818-1824)
7. William H. Harrison / Henry Middleton (1824-1830)
8. Andrew Jackson / William H. Crawford (1830-1834)
Andrew Jackson / Vacant (1834-1845)
9. Zachary Taylor / John Tyler (1845-1850)
10. John Tyler / Vacant (1850-1856)
11. John C. Breckinridge / Robert M. T. Hunter (1856-1864)
12. Robert E. Lee / William A. Graham (1864-1872)
13. Robert M. T. Hunter / Andrew Johnson (1872-1876)
Woodrow Wilson (191-192
Oscar Underwood (192
Jimmy Carter (1976-?)
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