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Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney created the Cotton Gin in 174 while he was working in Georgia on a plantation as a private tutor. He wanted tio find a way to make growing cotton more profitable.
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Slavery Abolished in North
By 1808, most of the northern states had abolished slavery. The abolition was not immediate, it was a gradual process. Some slaves were bound to serve until a certain period in their lives, and then they would be set free.
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Tariff of 1816
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Workingmen's Party
Organized by a group of artisians Philadelphia, the Workingmen's Party wanted free public eduaction and for laws to limit labor hours to ten hours a day instead of twelve. Also supported workers to form labor unions. Workingmen's Party -
Population increase
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Expansion on cotton plantations.
After the invention of the cotton gin the cotton supply was increasing and in the 1840's cotton plantations were expanding throughout the southern states
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Proslavery forces deny the stance of Antislavery forces
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Increase in Free People in the North
In 1850, the North had twice the amount of free people as the South. This increased the political power of the North, especially in the House of Representatives. This alarmed the South and made them not trust the North to ensure slavery. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Compromise1850.html -
Price of Slaves Increase in South
The price of slaves in the south tripled in price, going from $600 a slave to $1,800. Also, by 1860, the number of slaves in the south grew from 1.5 million to 4 million. Slavery was still flourishing in the south, illegally. -
Slavery Declines
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Population of 1860's America
In 1860 only one southern city was ranked as one of America's top 15 cities: New Orleans. Population grew very slowly because the south lacked the commercial towns needed to boost population and the industrial economy.
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Abraham Lincoln's Presidency
This was an extremely important event since Abraham Lincoln was trying to end slavery and give mercy to slaves.
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Civil War Begins
The war initiated when the confederates attacked the Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861 Civil War Start
