Cameron's illustrated timeline

By cameronkiser

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    The invention of the cotton gin
    1. Eli Whitney
    2. A machine invented that sped the production of cotton by removing seeds from cotton fiber.
    3. United States of America
    4. September 11, 1793
    5. Important because it sped up the process of separating the seed from cotton.
    6. This was a compromise,because it made America BOOM and seem more advanceed. It also made the cotton industry more effective and easier to do.

  • The Embargo Act of 1807

    The Embargo Act of 1807
    1. Thomas Jefferson, USA, Britain, France, Congress
    2. Made all exports from the USA illegal
    3. United States
    4. December 22, 1807
    5. If Jefferson cut off all exports to foreigns, he hoped they would give in or agree to Americans rights
    6. Conflict, other countries were dependent on USA goods and raw materials, therefore they would do anything, including fighting and threats to try and gain the American exports

  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise
    1. Henry Clay
    2. A compromise was reached. Anything north of 36 30 parallel was free and everything south was slave states
    3. Missouri/ United States
    4. March 3, 1820
    5. Important, because it showed progression and a light at the end of the tunnel. Each compromise made was another step made, however this also showed how slavery still was common.
    6. Showed compromise, by Congress and states finally coming to an agreement.

  • The Tariff of Abominations

    The Tariff of Abominations
    1. Dealt with Congress of the USA, the North US and South US
    2. Raised the tariff on imported manufactured goods.
    3. United States of America
    4. Occured on May 19, 1828
    5. Important because it protected the North but harmed the South and caused questioning towards if things were constitutional or not
    6. This event showed conflict,because it made tensions and added confusion between the North and South.

  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    1. Senator Henry Clay
    2. Attempted to seek compromise and avert a crisis between the North and South
    3. Across the United States
    4. January 29, 1850
    5. Important because amended the Fugitive Slave Act and ended the slave trade in Washington, DC
    6. Compromise, because drew the lines between the North and Souths views on slavery.

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin
    1. Harriet Beecher Stowe
    2. Stowe wrote her reaction to tightened Fugitive Slave Laws and about slavery, along with her personal experiences.
    3. America
    4. March 20, 1852
    5. Helped lay groundwork for Civil War and influenced views on slavery.
    6. Compromise because it led to Lincoln putting an end to the brutal, inhumane slavery.

  • Kansas- Nebraska Act

    Kansas- Nebraska Act
    1. Senator Stephen A. Douglass, US Congress
    2. Allowed territories to decide whether slavery would be allowed in new states borders
    3. Kansas and Nebraska
    4. May 30,1854
    5. May have been the most significant event leading to Civil War
    6. Served to repeal Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery.

  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas
    1. John Brown
    2. Was a series of violent political issues in the United States involving anti-slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery
    3. Kansas and Missouri
    4. 1855-1864
    5. Important because showed how conflicting ideas and sides were on slavery and anti-slavery.
    6. Conflict, because this wounded people up and made more conflicts and arguments in society.

  • The Dred Scott Case

    The Dred Scott Case
    1. Supreme Court of the US, African Americans, John Emerson, Dred Scott, Sanford
    2. Scott sued for freedom after owner died. He thought that because his owner took him North into free territory for 4 years, that he was free'd.
    3. Illinois, Wisconsin
    4. March 1857
    5. Intensified national divisions over issue of slavery
    6. Conflict, with slaves given no rights/not citizens it showed a side of inequality.

  • John Brown's Raid

    John Brown's Raid
    1. John Brown and his sons
    2. An attempt to have slaves revolt against their owners.
    3. Harper's Ferry, Virginia
    4. October 16, 1859- October 18,1859
    5. Important as it showed effort to abolish slavery
    6. Showed conflict,as people began arguing about issues and revolting took place

  • The election of 1860

    The election of 1860
    1. Abraham Lincoln (R) and John C. Breckinridge (D), John Bell, Stephen Douglass
    2. Abraham Lincoln won election.
    3. The United States of America
    4. Novemeber of 1860.
    5. This was important, because 11 states seceeded from the Union, while 4 slave states stayed with the Union.
    6. This showed conflict, because it kicked off and began tensions of the Civil War.

  • South Carolina secedes from the Union

    South Carolina secedes from the Union
    1. The South, South Carolina
    2. SC would leave if Lincoln won election because they thought this victory wouldnt allow them to have a voice in government
    3. South Carolina
    4. December 20,1860
    5. SC was the first to leave which persuaded other states to do it too. Conflict, it divided the United States again and made Americans less unified under one strong rule.