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Underground Railroad
The Underground Railraod lasted from the 1780s to the 1830s. -
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Events Leading up to the Civil War
Many things have happened to lead up to the Civil War. -
Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada. -
Invention of cotton gin
The cotton gin was invented by Eli whitney in 1793, but was patented on March 14, 1794. It increased the amount of slaves working at plantations. -
Missouri Compromise
After Missouri became a state making the U.S. 22 states, congress allowed Missouri to be a slave state in hopes that sectional and political rivalries would simmer down. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebelion
It was the only effective slave rebellion in U.S. history. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was initially released in serial format in the National Era from June 5, 1851- April 1, 1852. -
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Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a series of violent political confrontations between "the free-staters" and the "border ruffian". -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act might have been the single most significant event leading to the Civil War. -
Dred Scott Decision
Scott was suing Dr. Emerson for his freedom and lost the first trial but won the second. That decision was later overturned by the Missouri State Supreme Court where Chief Justice Roger B. Taney said "current or former slaves and their descendants have no rights which the white man was bound to respect.". -
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Lincoln-Douglas Debate was debated about getting a seat in the Senate. Lincoln and Douglas debated at seven locations in Illinois. -
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Lincol-Douglas Debate
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John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown led a small army of 18 men to Harper's Ferry, Virginia. He was planning to instigate a major slave rebellion in the south but was trialed for treason and sentenced to be hanged on December 2nd. -
Elcetion of 1860
There were 4 candidates total, including the 2 for the south and the 2 for the north. Abraham Lincoln won the election which served as the immediate cause of the Civil War. -
Secession of the Southern States
11 states secceded in all creating the Confederate States of America (CSA). When Virginia, one of the last states decided that they were pro-slavery, some people in the state decided against that and that's how West Virginia became a state.
