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Beginning of Slavery in America
The first Afrian American slaves arrived in Jamestown, Virginia. This led to the Civil War because the South was in favor of slavery and the North was against it. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8_r4AziwVC0/T0HwqEKOFXI/AAAAAAAADmE/dOwm5l8JYtY/s1600/slaves who built the white house.jpg -
Creation of the Cotton Gin
The South became very dependent on the cotton gin. Most of their economy was based on the cotton gin. This made them more dpendent on plantations and slaves. Slaves did the work and kept their economy alive. http://0.tqn.com/d/inventors/1/0/o/W/cotton_gin.gif -
Northern Industry
The factories in the Norht were able to produce the same goods that the South got from England. Northern politicians passed heavy tax laws on imported goods, forcing the South to buy goods from the North. http://www.uni.edu/schneidj/webquests/adayinthelife/FACTORY.jpg -
Missouri Compromise
Abolitionists fought to have slavery banned in the US territory gained in the Mexian War. The South wanted slavery. Tensions rose when both groups rushed to populate the territories. http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/tucker/strusky_m/webquests/VUS6_madisonmonroe/Missouri_Compromise_map.jpg -
Kansas Nebraska Act
People in Kansas and Nebraska were able to decide whether or not they could own slaves, it was not up to the government. http://img.sparknotes.com/content/testprep/bookimgs/sat2/history/0001/KansasNebraska.gif -
Dredd Scott Decision
A slave who requested citizenship through the American Legal system. He was denied because the supremem court stated that no person with African blood could be an American citizen. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/antebellum/images/dred.jpg -
South Carolina Seceded
South Carolina seceded from the United States after Abraham Lincoln was elected president. http://www.tulane.edu/~sumter/images/SouthCarolinaSecedes.gif -
Abraham Lincoln's Inauguration
On March 4, Lincoln stated he wanted to end the tension between America without warfare. He also say he wasn't going to end slavery where it existed but he wouldn't allow secession. http://0.tqn.com/d/history1800s/1/0/9/D/-/-/Lincoln-Gardner-021865-01.jpg -
South Creates their own Government
South Caolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas met in Montgomery, Alabama and created a document called the Confederate Constitutiion. Jefferson Davis was named president of the Confederacy. http://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/southcar/scarotp.jpg -
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American Civil War
