Important Events: The Road to the Civil War

By Kameron Gilfillian

  • John Locke

    John Locke
    Natural Law
    All People born with certain right. Natural Rights
    Right
    People are born with
    Life, liberty and property
    Government cannot take them away

  • Bacon's Rebellion

    Bacon's Rebellion
    Captured, executed with other.
    Caused change in African status to slaves; Didn’t want them working together with poor whites

  • New York Slave Rebellion

    New York Slave Rebellion
    70 arrested, 27 put on trial 21 convicted, Executed, burned alive

  • Declaration Of Independence July 4th

    Declaration Of Independence July 4th
    statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies.