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The Underground Railroad
There were many people that escaped slavery with the help of the underground railroad. Harriet Tubman is one of the many people helped. She also helped her family escape from the slave owners too.Railroad -
Invention of the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. It was made to speed upon the cleaning of cotton. It worked to speed up the process. Cotton Gin -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri wanted to be a slave state in the union. Os congress let them be a slave state and Maine became a free state. This also made an invisible line that split the rest of the united states in half.Compromise -
Tariff of 1828
This tariff was put into place to help protect the United States industry. They passed it and foreign goods now have tax on them. The cost of living in the South also increased in this time.Tariff -
The Liberator is published
This is written be William Lloyd Garrison. This was a weekly newspaper. He started writing at the age of 13 but later on he started his own paper at the age of 21.The Liberator -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
This is the beginning of the rebellion. This is a slave rebellion. This was a violent rebellion with Nat and his followers. They attacked people in Virginia.Rebellion -
Nullification Crisis
The tariff of 1828 was lowered a little bit. They were lowered but the southern states still wanted them to be totally gone. The south thought the tariff was unconstitutional. then later on Andrew Jackson did lowered the tax which pleased the south.Crisis -
Wilmot Proviso
This was designed to help prevent slavery in the land we got from the Mexican war. Wilmot proposed this to help keep the south from getting more people in the senate. This made congress split because the had to pick a side to stay on.Wilmot -
Compromise of 1850
This was made up of 5 laws passed in September. That dealt with Slavery. California wanted to be a free state in 1849 to enter the union. Then in January 29th, 1850 Henry Clay introduced resolutions to try to compromise a crisis between The North and South. 1850 -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is published
this is a novel written by Harriet Stowe. The novel showed the reality of slavery. They believe it did help start the Civil War.Tom's Cabin -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This was passed May 30th 1854 by the us congress. This act allowed settlers in the area of Kansas and Nebraska to allow or not allow slavery. It was an act to repeal The Missouri Compromise of 1820. Act -
'Bleeding Kansas'
This was the time of violence during the settlement of the Kansas territory. The Kansas-Nebraska act took over The Missouri Compromise's use of boundary between slave and free states. Instead basically letting the states choose while trying to keep it equal. Kansas -
Brooks-Summer Event
Preston Brooks attacked Charles Sumner with a cane in retaliation. The retaliation was for a speech Sumner gave a few days sooner. The attack nearly killed Sumner and its considered symbolic of the "breakdown of reasoned discourse." Event -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott Decision was Dred Scott vs. Sandford. Landmark decisions from the supreme court. The second time they found the act of congress unconstitutional. Decision -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Lincoln-Douglas Debates consisted of seven debates between the two men. The debates included the topics of slavery and political issues. These were also known as the great debates. Debates -
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown lead a small group on the raid against the Federal army in Harper's ferry. They wanted to destroy the institution of slavery. Brown's raid was defeated by the us marines. Raid -
Election of 1860
This was an election that had lots of issues to do with slavery. Abraham Lincoln was the winner of the election in 1860. He was faced and beat Fredrick Douglas in this election as well. 1860 -
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Secession of Southern States
This was known as the confederacy. They supported slavery and had lots of slaves. They fought the union or the northern states in the civil war. States -
Fort Sumter is fired upon
This is were the Civil War begins. This is in South Carolina. The south had secession and they believed that if the North still held a stronghold that they will not do well.Fort Sumter
