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Invention of Cotton Gin
In 1794, Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin. This allowed cotton to be produced more efficiently. The cotton gin removed the seeds from the cotton fiber. Eli Whitney also had this invention patented. [http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/cotton-gin-and-eli-whitney] -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was a compromise made up of two parts. In 1819, Missouri wanted to be in the Union as a slave state. This compromise allowed Missouri in the Union and also for Maine to be a free state. A new amendment was also passed so there was now a boundary line that marked the land of the free or the slave region. Primary Document>> [https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Missouri.html]
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Tariff of 1828 & Nullification Crisis
The Tariff of 1828 caused the taxes to be raised 45 percent higher than it is usually. The South didn't this tariff since their industrial products were imported.The South called it as "the Tariff of Abominations."
[http://www.historycentral.com/Ant/Tariff.html]
The Nullification Crisis of 1832 was about the South protesting the tariffs against foreign goods. They saw the taxes as a threat to their economy.
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Underground Railroad
The underground railroad helped slaves escape to freedom and from bounty hunters. There were people who guided the slaves called "Conductors". There were also places for the slaves to hide in and stay safe while traveling.
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Nat Turner's Rebellion
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The Liberator is Published
"The Liberator" was a newspaper that came out every week by William Lloyd Garrison in Boston, Massachusetts. Garrison believed and preached the freeing of slaves and quickly was known as a radical American abolitionist.
[http://www.accessible-archives.com/collections/the-liberator/]
Primary Document ; [http://theliberatorfiles.com/liberator-scans-year/] -
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The Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was a way to negotiate with the Mexican government and it provided 2 million dollars. This negotiation was to stop the rapid spread of slavery.
[http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h342.html] *Map [https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--7r43gBP1vE/UreuqvMoW6I/AAAAAAAACjI/YZvwMcxB8OA/s1600/mexican+cession.jpg] -
The Compromise of 1850
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Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published
Harriet Beecher Stowe published a novel in 1852 called Uncle Tom's Cabin. This book was based on anti-slavery and the recent laws on slaves that Harriet did not agree with. This book related to many of the views of the people and sold 300,000 copies in the first three months.
[http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uncle-toms-cabin-is-published] -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was the process of people wanting to move onto Nebraska land and needed Southern support to do so. The Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois, who was in charge of this act, though Kansas shall be forced to support slavery. This although would break the Missouri Compromise. -
Bleeding Kansas
The "Bleeding Kansas" is a time of violence during the Kansas-Nebraska act. This act conflicted with the Missouri Compromise that was keeping things intact and peaceful. The people tried to win control and riots began in the streets.
[http://www.ushistory.org/us/31a.asp] -
Brooks - Sumner Event
This incident was due to Sumner and Brooks, both people of the opposing government said some mean things. Brooks goes into Sumner's home and beats him with a cane until Brooks is restrained and the cane is broken. Sumner was actually quite harmed and Brooks' followers were so pleased, they re-elected him and gave him replacement canes.
[http://www.ushistory.org/us/31e.asp] -
Dred Scott Decision
This was a slave right case as the slave owners wanted to take their slaves into the west. Slavery was not yet in the West which was one of the main concerns. The people could vote with popular sovereignty but it wasn't this simple. The Supreme Court voted on this matter but there were more Southern voters than Northerners. This case was based on a man named "Dred Scott". His slave owner, at the time of Dred Scott's living, was in free slave territory -
Lincoln - Douglas Debates
Lincoln and Douglas, democrat versus republican had 7 debates between the two of them. The debates were about the spreading of slavery between the territories. Douglas mentioned popular sovereignty while Lincoln wanted the diversity of half slave and half free to end. Primary Document>> [http://housedivided.dickinson.edu/debates/research.html]
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John Brown's Raid on Harper Ferry
John Brown leads a raid in Harper Ferry, Virginia. The raid's purpose was to destroy the whole idea of slavery at all. The raid was unsuccessful as word got around and U.S army men killed 10 of Brown's men. Brown trialed and accused of treason and murder, when he was found guilty, Brown was hung in gallows at age 59. -
Election of 1860
The democratic people came to together to decide who to elect for president in Charleston. The North wanted a leader to end slavery and the South wished for someone to expand slavery. The South needed a few more states that were uncertain. In the end, Lincoln was the best choice for both sides.
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Secession of Southern States
The states start to withdraw from the union beginning in December of 1860. South Carolina was the first to leave and after a convention, the confederacy had arose. After Lincoln was in office for only 3 months, more and more Southern states withdrew from the union and joined the confederacy.
Primary Document >> [https://illinois.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/dpla-pss-023/primary-source-set-secession-of-the-southern-states/#.Wea9-IhrzIU] -
Fort Sumtor is Fired Upon
On April 12th of 1861, Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina was fired on by the confederates. This shooting was the beginning of the American Civil War. No one died on this day.
[http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fort-sumter-fired-upon]
