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Fugitive Slave Act
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Cotton Gin
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Gabriel Prosser's Rebellion
50 armed slaves around Richmond, they failed to gain control of the main road. The authorities were tipped off about the oncoming resistance. Causing him and 25 others to be executed. -
German Coast Uprising
Several hundred, poorly trained, slaves marched on New Orleans. More than 60 died. The heads of the leaders were posted on poles along the Mississippi River as a warning. -
Erie Canal Completed
Erie Canal connected Lake Erie to New York. Took four years to complete. Was also the first artificial waterway. -
American Temperance Society Founded
The drive against consuming alcohol. Founded by Evangelicals. At this time in history there was more Taverns than Churches, and Americans drank about 7 gallons of alcohol a year. -
Sabbatarian Movement
Attempt to end mail services on Sundays, to shut down non-church activities on Sunday. -
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Decline of Slavery in the Upper South
Growing urbanization, The economy is better balanced between agriculture, manufacturing, and trade. Causing the use of slave labor to decrease. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Killed His owner the first day, then killed 60 or more white people the next 2 days. He hid for two months before being found and executed. -
New England Anti-Slavery Society Founded
Immediatism: a moral commitment to end Slavery immediately -
World Anti-Slavery Convention (London)
Created to end Slavery and give Blacks equal rights to Whites, which caused him to lose popularity with many Northerners -
Massachusetts School Board Established
State assumed centralized control over schools -
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German and Irish Immigration Boom
4.2 million immigrants entered the United States -
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Edmund Ruffin Reforms
Promoted the use of Marl, a Calcium rich seashell deposits. Neutralized the highly acidic and worn out soil -
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"Know Nothing Party" active
The start of social and wealth classes like, Lower, Middle, and Upper class. Out of fear of losing their jobs, U.S. born artisans began to join these organizations. Giving birth to the "Know Nothing" party. -
Seneca Falls Convention
Devoted to women's suffrage, and voting rights. A call for full female equality.
