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1780s
The 1780s contain 7 verified events in the Capture Cascade Timeline.
7
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From
Jul 12, 1787
To
Sep 17, 1787
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1787 · 7 events
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1787-09-17
Constitution Entrenches Slavery Through Three-Fifths Compromise and Multiple Protections
5 src
Charles Pinckney · James Madison
confirmed
1787-09-06
Electoral College Design Leverages Three-Fifths Compromise to Amplify Slave State Power
3 src
James Madison · Southern state delegates
confirmed
1787-08-29
Constitutional Convention Adopts Fugitive Slave Clause Requiring Northern Complicity
3 src
Charles Pinckney · James Madison
confirmed
1787-08-25
Constitutional Convention Guarantees 20-Year Protection for International Slave Trade
3 src
Charles Pinckney · James Madison · Southern state delegates
confirmed
1787-08-08
Gouverneur Morris Condemns Slavery as Curse of Heaven at Constitutional Convention
3 src
James Madison · Southern state delegates
confirmed
1787-07-13
Northwest Ordinance Prohibits Slavery While Mandating Fugitive Slave Returns
3 src
Southern state delegates · Slaveholders
confirmed
1787-07-12
Three-Fifths Compromise Gives Slaveholders Massive Extra Political Power
3 src
Charles Pinckney · James Madison · Southern state delegates
confirmed