Events leading up to the civil war.

Creation Of the Cotton Gin

Mar 14, 1793

The cotton gin was an invention that helped to clean cotton faster, reducing the time to clean it by hours.

Louisiana Prurchase

Apr 30, 1803

This was a time when America bought 827,000 miles of land from France.

Missouri Compromise

Mar 3, 1820

In order to keep power balanced, Missouri was to be a slave state, and Maine a free one.

Nullification Crisis

Mar 2, 1832

The nullification crisis was a feud between President Andrew Jackson, and South Carolina.

California Gold Rush

Jan 24, 1848

There was gold discovered in California, and many people moved there.

Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Toms cabin.

Jun 5, 1850

The book told the events and treatment of slavery, and told people how they were really treated.

Bleeding Kansas

Dec 14, 1855

This was a time when Kansas was fought over whether to be a slave or free state.

Dred Scott Vs Standford

Mar 6, 1857

Although Dred Scott lived in free territory, the court said that he was still to be a slave.

Election of 1860

Nov 6, 1860

Abraham Lincoln, a abolitionist, was elected and decided to get rid of slavery.

Shots fired at fort sumner

Apr 12, 1861

Shots were fired at the fort, leading to the start of the civil war.