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Underground railroad
the underground railroad was used in the1700 and 1800 hundreds. this was made up of many secret passage ways that stretched from Texas to Minnesota all the way to Main up north. thousands of slaves took these roots to escape the south and enter the free slave states of the North. for more visit this website for awesome information.
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Invention of cotton gin
The cotton gin was invented by a man named Eli Whitney. the cotton gin was used to extract the seeds from cotton so the cotton could be used for making clothing. The cotton was a big hit in the south because that was were all the cotton was grown. Because of the amount of plantations and slaves that were held there, cotton could be extracted and be made into cloth at a fast rate than before. -
Missouri compromise
The Missouri Compromise was passed by the 16th United States Congress to make Missouri a slave state, this also led to Main becoming a state so that there will be a balance of power between the North and the South. -
Tariff of 1828 & Nulification Crisis
The Tariff of 1828 was passed by the Congress of the United States. Tariff was passed to protect industries in the northern United States. The Nullification Crisis was a Sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, in involved a confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government because South Carolina refused to pay Taxes. -
The liberator is published
The liberator was an abolitionist newspaper founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp. Garrison co-published the Liberator weekly in Boston for 35 years. the final issue was of December 29, 1865.
for more information, please visit this website
www.ushistory.org/us/28a.asp/William_Lloys_Garrison_and_The_
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Nat Turners rebellion
Nat Turner was an enslaved African American who led a rebellion of slaves and free blacks in Southampton, Virginia. Nat Turner and his group killed 65 white slave owners by going from plantation to plantation until they were stopped and killed by local militia. Because of Nat Turner, all slave owners across South America caught news of his rebellion and treated their slaves with extra caution and more sever punishments.
For more info please visit
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Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot Proviso was a Congressman in the United States House of Representatives, he was a rider on a $2,000,000 appropriations bill intended for the final negotiations to resolve the Mexican-American war. Wilmot Proviso was a bold attempt by opponents of slavery to prevent its introduction inn the territories purchased from Mexico following the Mexican War.
for more information visit this website
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Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was a set of bills passed by the United States Congress. This ended a four year political confrontations between slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin is published
Uncle Tom's Cabin was published by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The book was written to help lay down ground work for the Civil War. Stowe was born in Connecticut and was a teacher at the Hartford Female Seminary and an active abolitionist before and during the Civil war. Uncle Toms Cabin was the best selling novel of the 19th century. -
'bleeding Kansas'
Bleeding Kansas took place in Kansas the neighboring towns of the state of Missouri. Anti slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery citizens clashed in violent fights and protests leaving many killing the other group on both sides. This violent conflict didn't end until 1861
for more information please visit
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska act was passed by the U.S congress to repeal the Missouri compromise of 1820. this act lead to a period known as the Bleeding Kansas and helped lead to the american civil war. the northerners disliked the Kansas-Nebraska act because they thought it was a plan to turn Kansas into a slave state. -
Fort Sumter is fired upon
Fort Sumter was fired apon at 2:30pm on April 13th. Confederate soldiers surrounded the fort and forced Major Robert Anderson(garrison commander) to surrender the fort and was than evacuated the next day. The fort was under Confederate control for four years until it was reclaimed by the Union on Feb 22, 1865 by Robert Anderson and Abner Doubleday. -
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