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The cotton gin invented
Eli Whitney was the inventor of the cotton gin. The cotton gin revoulutionzed the cotton industry, but he could not make a profit off his invention. It could generate up to fifty pounds of cleaned cotton. You could use more people to work the machine. -
embargo act of 1807
Stopped all trade between The US and other countries. Enacted because the British were interfering with US trade. -
The missouri compromise
IT had 10,000 slaves taht lived their. Missouri was located north of the Mason-Dixon line. It upset the Delicate Balance. -
Tariff of abominations
the tax on imports was excessive and unfairly targeted their region of the country -
THe compromise of 1850
It was five laws that were passed that dealt with slavery -
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Uncle Tom cabin
A newspaper that was initially released in serial format in the National Era, it was sent out weekly -
The Kansas-Nebraska act
It reaplled the missouri compromise allowing slavery in the north territory of the 36° 30´ latitude -
Bleeding Kansas
Augustus C . Dodge proposed a bill in the senate organinzing the nebraska territory. People were killed over slavery, for or against. -
The Dred Scott Case
It was declared by the supreme court that all blacks are set free. -
John Brown Raid
they cut off all communications and surrinded andraided the city -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
Happened after Lincoln's election. Thought states should decide on slavery. -
The election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln was inaugerated.
