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Cotton Gin
Created by Eli Whitney, the cotton Gin raised the cotton production by a lot. Southern States forced Slaves to use the cotton gin to make cotton. Soon, all os the southern part of the U.S will be investing money in slavery and cotton farms. -
Missouri Compromise
In the Missouri Compromise, the state of Missouri asked to be part of the states with slavery. The north, however, was mad because it broke the balance between slave states and non-slave states. The government approved the missouri plan but in exchange, maine had to be a non-slave state. -
The Narrative of the life of Fredrick Douglas
In this book, it talks about the life as a slave for Fredrick Douglas. When it was published, many white people read it and started to question slavery. In the book it went in depth with the brutality of slavery. -
Free Soil Party
The Free Soil party was a political party which opposed the expansion of slavery. many members of other political partys joined the Free Soil party so that they can prevent the expansion of slavery towards the west. -
Compromise Of 1850
California was admitted to the Union as the 16th free state. In exchange, the south was guaranteed that no federal restrictions on slavery would be placed on Utah or New Mexico. California residents were very unhappy with the idea of no slavery. they needed slaves to mine gold. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Many slaves escaped from their masters and plantations before 1850. But in 1850, the Fugitive slave act allowed slave owners to hunt down their escaped slaves in the north. -
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Harriet Tubman & the Undergroung Railroad
Harriet was a slave herself. She escaped from her plantation and after that, she returned to the south to help other slaves to escape. She helped families get across the south to the north using the Underground railroad. The underground railroad was a secret passage way where slaves would go to the north and be free. -
Uncle Toms Cabin
This book is said to lay the groundwork for the Civil War. The book talks about the reality of Slavery and the harsh moments all slaves have, -
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Bleeding Kansas
Kansas state is known as Bleeding Kansas because of the Kansas - nebraska act of 1854. People created violence in kansas as form of protest for either slavery to be allowed in kansas or for slavery not to be allowed. -
Kansas - Nebraska Act
In1854, Missouri was split into two territories. Top half Nebraska and bottom Kansas. This act lifted the Missouri compromise and both pro-slavery and anti-slavery people showed up in kansas so that the state would either be slave free or not. -
Dred v. Sandford
Dred Scott was a slace suing for his freedom. He brought up his case in the supreme court in 1857. He sued that since he was in illinois for some time, he should be a free man. being in a free state will make you a free man. or will it? not for Dred. he lost the case and was sent back with his slave master. -
Election of 1860
In these election, Abraham Lincoln was against Hannibal Hamlin for President. Lincoln wins roughly. He then ends Slavery by winning the Civil war! -
The Beggining of the Civil War
Started by many events that sparked the war betwwen slavery was finially ignited by Abe lincoln. He started the Civil War with only one year in office. The war is fought for the Freedom of all Slavery in the United States. The war ends in 1865. days later after the war ends, Americas hero, Abraham Lincoln. is assasinated.
