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Invention of the Cotton Gin
Learn More In 1793, U.S.-born inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. -
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Underground Railroad
Learn More Underground railroad was a network of secret houses and used by 19th century slaves in the United States. -
Missouri Compromise
In 1820, Missouri was added to the union as a slave state, Maine was added as a free state. The Missouri Compromise is a (horizontal) line for either banned or allowed slavery. -
The Liberator
The Liberator was an abolitionist newspaper founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp in 1831. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner's was a slave rebellion that took place in Southamptom -
Wilmot Proviso
Learn More The Wilmost Proviso was designed to prevent slavery with in the land of the higher as a result of the Mexican War -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 defensed a four year political confrontation between slave states. -
Election of 1860
The year Abraham was voted into office. -
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Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a series of violet confrontation in the United States involving anti slavery and proslavery -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decided for themselves to have slavery or not. -
Dred Scott Decision
Controversial ruling made by the supreme court shortly before the out break of the Civil War. -
Secession of Southern State
Learn More After the Civil War began in April, four slave states – Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee – of the Upper South also declared their secession and joined the Confederacy. ... The government of the United States (the Union) rejected the claims of secession and considered the Confederacy illegitimate.
