Civil War Period Final

Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin

Mar 14, 1794

Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. Sped up cotton production and expanded slavery. Helped economy in north and south.

Missouri Compromise

Jan 20, 1820

illegalized spread of slavery into Louisiana territory. 1852.

Erie Canal

Oct 26, 1825

Connected Lake Erie to the Hudson river. Expedited shipment of southern produce. Also brought northerners to the West which changed the politics of the region. Everyone started investing in new canals because of its success but no other canal was as successful.

Nat Turner & his Rebellion

Oct 28, 1831

Slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831. Rebel slaves killed more slaveowners than any other rebellion. Aftermath: fear, execution of many innocent slave, lost rights

Washingtonians Founded

Apr 2, 1840

Founded by six alcoholics in 1840. Their movement against drinking spread all around the country. They focused on the individual drinker.

Wilmot Proviso

Aug 8, 1846

Stated that any land gained from Mexico should be slave-free. Was not successful in congress but became battle cry of abolitionists.

Compromise of 1850

Sep 20, 1850

California is admitted as a free state. New Mexico and Utah (still territories) leave slavery to popular sovereignty. Texas gives up land to pay for debts.

Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin

Mar 20, 1852

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this book about the evils of slavery. It was very popular and spread knowledge of slavery.

Kansas Nabraska Act

May 30, 1854

Gave Kansas and Nabraska territories rights to popular sovereignty. 1854.

Hinton Helper's The Impending Crisis of The South

Jun 26, 1857

Southern anti-slavery author in the 1850's. He argued that slavery would hurt the South's economy. Wrote The Impending Crisis of the South in 1857.

Raid on Harper's Ferry

Oct 16, 1859

Lead by John Brown in 1859. White abolitionist starting slave revolt. Failed.

Civil War

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 10, 1865

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