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Invention of the cotton gin
Eli invented the cotton gin on October 28, 1793 . Cotton gin is a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. The cotton gin expand slavery even as a growing number of Americans supported its abolition. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_gin
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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was important because it played a significant role in the relationship between the North and the South. It also allowed the Missouri to become a slave state. Even though the Missouri Compromise seemed to prevent an internal conflict in the region, the Kansas Nebraska Act in 1854 repelled the Missouri Compromise leading to the onset of Civil War in the country.
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Tariff of 1828 & Nullification Crisis
South Carolina planter politicians formulated a new brand of slavery-based politics during the nullification. The federal tariff law of 1828 signaled the rise of the nullification controversy in South Carolina. South Carolina found itself politically isolated in the nation. The politics of slavery and separatism made the South Carolina exceptional even in the context of southern politics.
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Underground Railroad
the underground railroad was a network where people, like slave, could escape. https://bitly.im/Ocx7X -
The Liberator is published
The Liberator was published by William Lloyd Garrison. When he was 13, he began his newspaper career because he had great skills in both accuracy and speed in the art of setting type. At the age of 21, he began to write his own newspaper. Garrison was a journalistic crusader who advocated the immediate emancipation of all slaves.
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Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner was an African American slave who led the only effective, sustained slave rebellion. He became a fiery preacher and a leader of the African American saves on Benjamin Turner plantation.
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Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot Proviso was a bold attempt by opponents of slavery to prevent its introduction in the territories. Wilmot Proviso was also an unsuccessful congressional amendment. For the first time in 1846, that sought to ban slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico after the Mexican War. http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Wilmot+Proviso -
Compermise of 1850
Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850. The compromise was the last major involvement in national affairs of Senators. http://www.history.com/topics/compromise-of-1850 -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Is Published
Stowe was born in 1811. She moved and she encountered fugitive slaves and the Underground Railroad. She later wrote a book called Uncle Toms Cabin and it was inspired by the way the American public viewed slavery. Stowe continued to write throughout her life and died in 1896.
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'Bleeding Kansas'
Augustus C. Dodge of Iowa introduced a bill in the Senate. The bill was recognized the Nebraska territory and one of those area would become Kansas state. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2952.html -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress. The Act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Kansas was not allowed to be state and the congress did not recognize the constitution adopted by the pro-slavery settlers. http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm -
Brooks-Sumner Events
Charles Sumner was a senator from Massachusetts. He had recently given a speech called “The Crime Against Kansas” on abolishing slavery in the United States. http://bit.ly/1vJmAwD -
Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Scott Decision was a discussion based on whether slave owners had the right to take their slaves west. Dred Scott was a slave fighting against this. http://bit.ly/2xUDNJb -
Lincoln-Douglas debates
The debates had a series of seven debates between Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln during the 1858 Illinois state election campaign. These debates covered the importance of slavery and states’ rights. the debates lasted til october.
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John Browns raid on Harpers Ferry
John Browns was born in Cincinnati. He was an Abolitionist slavery. He had 5 son to fight against the pro-slavery forces in the contest over that territory. http://bit.ly/2qaSXGs -
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Election of 1860
The 1860 election is regarded by most political observers as the first of three “critical” elections in the United States. This day on November 6th was the day Lincoln becomes president. Lincoln defeats Douglas and many more. http://bit.ly/2zh2Ab6 -
Fort Sumter Is Fired Upon
The American Civil War begins when Confederates fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina. The Confederates demanded surrender of the fort, but Major Robert Anderson, commander of Fort Sumter, refused. Neither of both side had been killed but two Union soldiers died. it was like a bloodiest war.
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Secession of Southern States
It also called the civil war. Lincoln wanted to abolished slavery. South soon revolted causing the succession of southern states. http://www.ushistory.org/us/32e.asp
