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invention of cotton gin
In 1793 Eli Whitney got a patent to make the cotton gin.
this invention allowed farmer to produce cotton much faster then before. This invention also led to mire slaves being purchased to actually make more cotton.
[Link text]http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/cotton-gin-and-eli-whitney -
Missouri Compromise
Tension began to rise between the south and the north with the political issue of slavery in Missouri. Missouri became a pro slave state which through off the balance. To maintain the balance the Maine became a state that was anti slavery. Additionally the Adams Onis Treaty line was made. Dictating which states would be pro slavery and anti slavery -
The Liberator
[link text]http://www.ushistory.org/us/28a.asp
the Liberator was a article that was published by William Loyd garrison. It was a series of articles that that were very anti slavery. William believed that the only way to end slavery was to show how immoral it was. -
Nat Turners rebellion
[Link text]http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-newnation/4574
largest slave rebellion to happen in the USA. Nate lived in hiding after the rebellion. Also many slaves that were innocent were executed by mob. Additionally many white militia were fromed afterward because of the uprising. -
tariff of 1828 and nullification crisis
[link text]http://www.ushistory.org/us/24c.asp
The southern states refused to recognize the bill because they felt it was unconstitutional. Andrew Jackson had the bill revised for them. -
Wilmot Proviso
[link text]http://www.ushistory.org/us/30a.asp
Wilmot proposed the idea of not letting slavery happen in the new land acquired by the us Mexican war. The bill he made was almost passed many times but never succeeded because it could never get the majority vote. This was because the south held the most power and never let the bill get a majority vote. -
The underground rail road
Harriet Tubman was a very famous figure in the underground rail road. The rail road was used to get escaped slaves from southern states to northern states where there was no slavery. Also in most southern states it was a crime to help the rail road. -
Compromise of 1850
[link text]https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Compromise1850.html
The compromise made California a state with no slavery. It also made gave Utah a government and made the the place anti slavery. Also lines were draw between Texas and New Mexico for weather slavery was legal or not. -
uncle toms cabin
[Link text]http://www.ushistory.org/us/28d.asp
The book was written by Harriet Beecher and brought more controversy over slavery. In the north it made them respect slave owner less. And in the south the book created outrage and anger and claims of the book being an exaggeration. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
[link text]http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm
This act repealed part of the 1820 compromise and let Kansas and Nebraska residents for on weather to allow slavery or not. It caused lots of rigged votes to happen and caused many deaths. This earned Kansas the name bleeding Kansas. -
Bleeding Kansas
[link text]http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm
This was a nickname earned by Kansas because of the turmoil caused by the Kansas-Nebraska act. This act causes many different votes to happen some were run by people that were pro slavery and some by abolitionist. The military eventually had to act to keep people from hurting each other. -
Brooks-Summer event
[link text]https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Caning_of_Senator_Charles_Sumner.htm This was an event that happened in the senate chambers. one senator went up to another senator and beat him unconscious. This happened because of a speech by one senator that angered the other. -
Dred Scott Decision
[link text]http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dred-scott-decision This was a debate over weather or not if an owner bring a slave to a free state if the slave is free. In the end the majority rule of the south let the owner keep the slave. This caused more outrage and more hate in the north for the south -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
[link text]http://www.ushistory.org/us/32b.asp
This was one of the first public presidential debates.The debates were held between Lincoln and Douglas through out Illinois.In the debate Douglas still supported the sovereignty law. -
John Browns Raid on Harpers Ferry
[link text]http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-browns-raid-on-harpers-ferry
This was a slave revolt led by a very passionate abolitionist. The man and the slaves broke into the federal armory and caused havoc.They eventually were stopped by Robert E lee. -
The election of 1860
[link text]http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/abraham-lincoln-elected-president
during the election Lincoln won this caused many southern states to succeed.Also this kind of marked the start of the civil war. -
Succession of Southern States
[link text]http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/secession After Lincoln was elected many states started to succeed from the us. This also contributed to the start of the civil war. -
Fort Sumter is Fired Upon
[link text]http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fort-sumter-fired-upon
Fort Sumter was seized by the union to begin with right before Lincoln took office. The fort symbolized lot to both sides, however the union made the south take the fort by force instead of negotiation. The fort being captured started the beginning of the civil war.
