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Invention of The Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney was the inventor of the cotton gin and a pioneer in the mass production of cotton. It was a machine that automated the separation of cottonseed from the short-staple cotton fiber. This changed the entire Cotton industry as we know it. -
Missouri Compromise
In the year of 1820, Missouri was classified as a slave state when Maine came forward. Maine came forward due to wanting to be a slave free state to keep the balance of slave and free states. This compromise prohibited slavery above the line of latitude in in Missouri and Maine. -
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Is a memoir (AUTO-BIOGRAPHY) written by a well known man and former slave Frederick Douglass. It's one of the most famous narratives written by former slaves during this specific time in History. It escribes the events of his life and is one most influential pieces of literature that supported the abolitionist movement of the early 19th century in the United States. -
Free Soil Party
A political party that was STRONGLY against expanding Slavery. Especially expanding in the Western Territoties. This convention took place In Buffalo, New York. A very important figure Martin Van Buren was a leading factor in the Free soil party. -
Fuguitive Slave Act
A law "act" that was passed in 1850. This law/act allowed anyone to arrest any Slave(s) that they thought were run away slaves. The slaves could be arrested with out any warrant. This started chaos. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 stated the state of California as a free state. It also put an end to any and all slave trade in DC. It also made sure that Congress would not interfere with any interstate slave trade. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Written in 1852, about the entire cruelty of Slavery it showed how harsh and bad the slaves where treated. If people didn't know how bad they were being treated, this book explained it all. It was the #2 most popular book other than the BIBLE. More than 300,000 were sold in the 19th century. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
The entire Territory(s) of Kansas and Nebraska was divided into two states. Popular "Soverity" was pretty much held wether they wanted the states to eventually become slave sates or free states. -
Bleeding Kansas
Half of the states eventually agreed in being a slave state while the orhter half did not want to be a slave state. John Brown was a big part in Bleeding Kansas. He killed about 10 men in order to fight for what he thought was right. He was eventually was caught and killed. -
Dred Scott vs. Sandford
Dred Scott was a former slave was brought to Ilinois and to make him a free slave offically by the State of Illinois. The major issue was that Dred wasn't really consired a free slave because Congress stated that "No slave could ever and will not ever be a US citizen." -
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
One of the most important figures in History. She married a free African American when she was 25. She worked many jobs that included a Solider, Conducter, and Spy. Her main and only goal was to free as many slaves as she could to Canada which was known as the free land. -
The Election of 1860
One of the most important elections in history was in 1860 when Steohan Douglas AGAINST Abraham Lincoln. The results were Lincoln making many southerns concerened about there ecomony since all slaves were going to be finally set free and no longer allowed. Lincoln also passed a law called the Emancipation Proclomation 3 years after in 1863. -
Beginning of the Civil War
The war began during the year 1861 and ended in the year of 1865. All started because the North and the South did not like the idea of having slavery and not having slavery. In the end, the Union won the Confederacy which resulted in a Nation with slavery not allowed.
