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Invention of the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney was a US inventor; who patented the cotton gin from 1765-1825. The cotton gin revolutionized the cotton making industry. By the 19th century cotton was the leading export.
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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an event leading to the civil war. This event was based on Missouri requesting to become a slave state. Congress made an agreement allowing Missouri to become a slave state, but also made Maine a free state to keep the balance in states.
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Tariff of 1828 & Nullification
High Tariffs established in 1828 increased the price of British textiles. This helped the American producer in the north. The nullification said that the tariffs were unjust.
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The Liberator is Published
The Liberator was a newspaper that was made weekly. In the first issue of the liberator William Lloyd says, "I will be harsh as truth, and as an uncompromising as justice" (Liberator). He truthfully discussed issue in America
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Nat Turner's rebellion
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Wilmot Proviso
David Wilmot was a man who studied law. He tried to pass a law that ended slavery expansion. He ended up dividing both parties among sectional lines.
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Compromise of 1850
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Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published
This piece of writing was an anti-slavery novel by Beecher Stowe. She sold 300,000 copies in 3 months. She encountered fugitive slaves through the underground railroad.
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Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. congress on May 30,1854. It allowed Kansas and Nebraska to chose if they would allow slavery on there border. The Act served to repeal to the Missouri Compromise.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by congress in 1854. This act allowed the territories of Nebraska and Kansas to decide themselves whether or not to allow slavery in their boundaries. This act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
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'Bleeding Kansas'
The bleeding Kansas was the period of violence while Kansas was developed. Pro-slavery and free-state settlers fled into Kansas to try and influence the decision. Violence boomed and factions enraged.
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Brooks-Sumner Event
In 1856 US Representative Prestron Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner who was an abolitionist. He attacked him with a walking cane because of the speech Sumner gave earlier. Sumner criticized the slave holders in the speech which did not go over well
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Dred Scott Decision
The US Supreme Court ruled that slave owners could take their slaves to west territories. Which negated the platform the Republican party had made just two days earlier. This was the seaming answer to should slavery be allowed in the west.
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Lincoln and Douglas had a series of intense debates. These debates were for the running of Illinois Senate. They eventually led to Lincoln gaining presidency.
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John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
Abolitionist John Brown led a raid on federal armory of Harper's Ferry. He did this to initiate an armed slave revolt. This took over the nations arsenal.
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Election of 1860
In the 19th presidential election it was a close battle between two candidates. Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated the southerner democratic candidate Stephen A. Douglas. John Bell was also in the running.
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Fort Sumter is fired on
Confederate guns around the harbor opened fire on Fort Sumter. Major Robert Anderson surrendered the fort. The fort was evacuated the next day.
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Secession of Southern States
The American Civil War was initiated. The Southern States requested a withdrawal from the United States of America. The south was convinced it's way of life was superior.
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Underground Railroad
The underground railroad was a support system to help the escaped slaves. The underground railroad was an important part of getting slaves to the north in hope of freedom. This allowed slaves to live as normal of life as possible that a racially divided minority could.http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/underground-railroad
