Edication

Before the civil War timeline

By JodieO
  • Invitation of the cotton gin

    Invitation of the cotton gin
    The cotton gin was a tool invented in 1974 by a man named Eli Whitney. The cotton gin was manly used by slaves that picked cotton. The tooled helped them get the seeds out of the cotton after picking. Before the cotton gin a slave would get 1 lb of cotton cleaned a day. after the cotton gin was created they could do a average of 10 lb a day.
  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise
    This was an effort by congress to make the Missouri state were slavery would be permitted in the late 1819.
  • Under Ground Railroad

    Under Ground Railroad
    The Under Ground railroads started when in 1830 when people were over people having slaves. They are people not you servants that you get abuse and own like they were pieces of property.
  • The Liberator is published

    The Liberator is published
    The liberator was published by William Lloyd Garrison In Boston. This was a weekly news paper publisher.
  • Nat Turners Rebellion

    Nat Turners Rebellion
    The Nat turners Rebellion was also known as the Southampton Insurrection.This was the largest rebel in U.S history that the slaves took part in killing 55-65 people.
  • Wilmot Provise

    Wilmot Provise
    He proposed an American law to ban slavery to mexico in the Mexican war. Just two months after the outbreak of war with Mexico slavery was banned.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions January of 1850 in an attempt to seek a compromise between North and South.
    https://www.google.com/search?q=Compromise+of+1850
  • Uncle Toms cabin

    Uncle Toms cabin
    Uncle Toms cabin is a anti-slavery novel. This novel was made/published in 1852.
  • 'bleeding Kansas'

    'bleeding Kansas'
    Bleeding Kansas, Bloody Kansas or the Border War was what is was called. It had a lot of different names. violent political confrontations in the United States between 1854 and 1861 involving anti-slavery " and pro-slavery.
    https://www.google.com/search?q=%27bleeding+Kansas
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision
    Dred Scott v. Sandford also known simply as the Dred Scott case, was a landmark decision by the U.S Supreme Court on US labor law and constitutional law.
  • Secession of Southern States

    Secession of Southern States
    Convinced that their way of life based on slavery was a threat by the election of President Abraham Lincoln.
    https://www.google.com/search?q=Secession+of+Southern+States
  • Fort Sumter is fired upon

    Fort Sumter is fired upon
    Beauregard was the one in command of the Confederate forces. Robert Anderson the Sumter garrison commander talks failed to resolve tensions forcing Beauregard to take action.
    https://www.google.com/search?q=Fort+Sumter+is+fired+upon