1. Abolition of Slavery
Newly independent nations of West. Hemisphere struggled to realize the Enlightenment ideals of freedom and individual liberty
Persistence of slavery and other oppressive colonial-era institutions slowed process
**ideals of universal freedom and citizenship contrasted sharply with reality of slavery.

4. Put the following events in order
Puerto Rico abolished slavery
France abolished slavery in its Caribbean colonies
End of the British transatlantic slave trade
Brazilian monarchy ended
US Civil War begins
End of slavery in British colonies
Spain abolished slavery
Abolition of slavery in Dutch Empire
The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution
Slavery abolished in Brazil
Complete abolition in British colonies

5. Abolition of Slavery Timeline
End of the British transatlantic slave trade 1808
End of slavery in British colonies 1834
Complete abolition in British colonies 1838
France abolished slavery in its Caribbean colonies 1848
US Civil War begins 1861
Abolition of slavery in Dutch Empire 1863
The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution 1865
Puerto Rico abolished slavery 1873
Spain abolished slavery 1886
Slavery abolished in Brazil 1888
Brazilian monarchy ended 1889

8. Conclusion
From African slaves entering West. Hemisphere outnumbered Euro. Immigrants by nearly 2 to 1
Additional 4 million slaves were imported before the end of the slave trade in 1850’s
Once over, millions of Euros and Asians arrived as immigrants