Reverse Order – Combined History – Church History

Presbytery of Baltimore History

1619
First enslaved Africans arrive in America

Virginia colony

1632
Colony of Maryland Founded
1680
White appears in colonial laws
1729
Town of Baltimore Founded
1759
Great Awakening

Missionary movement begins. People consider evangelization of enslaved people.

1776
America Declares Independence
1786
Shay’s Rebellion

Massachusetts, USA

1788
First overture calling for abolition passed
1800
Baltimore becomes city with largest free black population

In the United States

1807
First African American Minister

John Gloucester is ordained.

1819
First African Presbyterian Church Est.

Philadelphia, PA

1821
GA calls for gradual emancipation
1830
Indian Removal Act

Signed by Andrew Jackson, beginning the Trail of Tears.

1831
Nat Turner’s Rebellion