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Invention of the Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin was made by Eli Whitney. This machine had a huge impact on slavery, labor, and the geography of the south. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was when the north and south agreed to have free states and slave states. Thhis way the north didnt have to feel bad or be blamed for slavery and the south could continue their way of life. -
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
The Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglass is an autobiography written by Frederick Douglass to desrcibe the turmoil he endured during his time of captivity and how he escaped. -
Free-Soil Party
The Free-Soil Party was formed in 1848 by supporters of the failed 1846 Wilmot proviso, including members of the Whig Party, the Liberty Party, and anti-slavery “Barnburner” Democrats. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five bills passed in the United States in September 1850, which defused a four-year confrontation between the slave states of the South and the free states of the North. -
Fugitive Slave Act
TheFugitive Slave Act was passed saying that if a runaway slave was found in the North, they can be kidnapped and taken back to the south to be put back in captivity. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act made Kansas and Nebraska have a balance between free and slave states. -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
The Dred Scott v. Stanford case was the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to say that African-Americans whether slave or free, could not be American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court. -
Bleeding Kansas
John Brown was an abolitionists that put together a raid that ended very bloody in Kansas inside Harper's Ferry. -
The Election of 1860
The Election of 1860 consisted of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas went toe to toe for the 16th presidential seat.This election was a catalyst for the civil war because Abraham Lincoln was against slavery and was going to affect the souths way of life. -
Harriet Tubman and The Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave that saved over 60,000 slaves using the underground railroad to help them escape captivity. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was one of the mosrt influential books, alongsidethe bible. It expressed ideas of how blacks should be equals to whites and not treated as property. -
The Beginning of the Civil War
The Beginning of the Civil War was the beginning of an ultimate change for America.
