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End of the Revolutionary War in the U.S
it was significant because it was the beginning of the U.S -
Cotton Gin
it was significant because it was what made farming in the south profitable -
Louisiana Purchase
it was important because it was the beginning of America moving westward. -
Rebellion in the Carolina's led by Penmark Vessey
it was significant because it was an enslaved person rebelling. -
President Andrew Jackson is Elected
this was important because it showed democrats ignoring the problem of slavery which lead to bigger problems. -
Whig starts
this was important because whigs wanted or at least said they wanted to end slavery. -
Anti-slavery Liberty party
it was significant because it was couniting the idea of abolishing slavery, which was causing problems between the north and south. -
Liberty Law v. Fugitive Slave act
the fugitive slave act was passed and trumped the liberty law which took away the help enslaved people were getting so they could escape. -
New Liberty laws were passed
in spite of the fugitive act being passed the northern passed more laws. -
U.S invades Mexico
a year before Polk had asked for war because he wanted texas to be apart of the U.S. -
Treaty of Guadeloupe
this was the treaty that ended the war with Mexico. -
Free Soils National Convention
free soil was an anti-slavery group and that convention lead to slavery becoming illegal in Washington. -
Gold is discovered in California
this was important because it made people rush to California to get gold. -
The Compromise of 1850
the compromise was a ton of bills being passed which kept Missouris promises alive. -
Fugitive slave act of 1850
as the anti-slavery movement was becoming more widespread in an attempt to keep slavery alive they passed another fugitive slave act -
Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes bestselling anti-slavery book
this book pushed anti-slavery in everyday conversation. -
Douglas Introduces a set of Additional Amendments
they were introduced because of how big the Nebraska territory was and it needed to be better controlled. -
Bill Douglass Introduces is Passed
this was important because it was the bill being put in place -
Know nothing starts
know-nothings was a political party that was all about know nothing and being ignorant. it gained traction during the election. -
Lincoln commits to Fremont
Abraham lincoln commits to being apart of the Fremont party which lost. -
Bleeding Kansas
during the 1856 election, a ton of people in Kansa committed voter fraud. -
Slavery becomes fully National
to settle the sectional crisis in America Dred Scott made slavery national. -
The Senate race
during the 1858 senate race, the republican Abraham Lincoln won, which was the first anti-slavery senate. -
Abraham Lincoln won president
this was important because it would mean that anti-slavery things would be put in place. -
Civil war begins
after Lincoln was elected was the tipping point and a year after the war began.