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Invention of the Cotton Gin
On this date Eli Whitney's cotton gin was patented. The cotton gin invention helped to increased demands for slaves picking cotton and cotton production. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was made by the Congress to try and to stop sectional and political rivalries -
The Liberator is published
The Liberator was an anti-slavery newspaper article published by William Lloyd Garrison -
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Tariff of 1828 and Nullification Crisis
This declared that the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and unenforceable within the state of South Carolina -
Wilmot proviso
This was American law to ban slavery in every territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War -
Compromise of 1850
Click here to learn more! The Compromise of 1850 consisted of California entering the Union as a free state, slavery is illegal, New Mexico and Utah allowed to use sovereignty to decide on slavery, Republic of Texas giving up lands it claimed, slave trade abolished in D.C. via the Fugitive Slave Act, and a federal official was fined if they didn't arrest a runaway slave. -
Underground Railroad
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This helped enslaved Black Americans escape to freedom in America. The railroad reached its' height between 1850 and 1860 after the Compromise of 1850 went into effect. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is published
This is an anti-slavery novel that was published to helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War. -
Dred Scott Decision
Learn more here! On March 6, 1857, the Supreme Court made a decision allowing slave owners to take their slaves to the West. This imposed the question: "Should slavery be practiced in the West?" -
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates
The Lincoln-Douglas debates is a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and senator Stephen Douglas. The debate covered the most crucial issue of the time: slavery & state rights. -
Election of 1860
On November 6, 1860, the election of 1860 took place. Abraham Lincoln was elected president; this was important for the time as Lincoln had anti-slavery views. -
The Secession of Southern States
With Lincoln being president at the time and having anti-slavery views, this affected the way of life for Southerners. From 1861-1865 the "Deep South" states threatened to secede from the Union.
