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Invention of The Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the first cotton gin. It helped with the production of cotton. The gin separates cotton from seeds. The cotton gin increased the demand for slaves in the South.
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The Missouri Compromise
Created by Henry Clay. It was a bill that granted Missouri to be a slave state,but slavery would to be prohibited in the Louisiana purchase.The compromise made the North free states and the South slave states.Between the anti-slavery and pro-slavery there was some tension.
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Tariff of 1828
Passed by Congress, the tariff was a tax on foreign goods to protect the American Industry. John Adams approved the tax. The tax allowed states to emphasizes their rights to reject any federal laws.
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Underground Railroad
A shelter for African American slaves. Provided passageway to free states. Harriet Tubman, helped many slaves, and guided them through the railroads, to freedom.
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The Liberator is published
William Lloyd Garrison published The Liberator to show others around the world that he was against slavery. This book was bought buy most free black African-Americans. The Liberator was the most influential book about during the times of slavery.
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Nat Turner's Rebellion
A black American slave that lead an effective rebellion. He and around 75 other slaves killed 51 white people on his orders. He hid for six weeks until he was found and hung at Jerusalem,Virginia.
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Nullification Crisis
A US sectional crisis. Between South Carolina and the federal government. Declared that the Tariff of 1828 and 1832 was unconstitutional.This was caused by the introduction of the Tariff of 1828. -
Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot Proviso was created to eliminate the slavery in lands of Mexico. David Wilmot proposed this amendment to the bill but it was ignored. Eventually this amendment was passed through the house of representatives but when it reached senate it was shut down.
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Compromise of 1850
It consisted of five laws to be passed about slavery.California wanted to become a free state,but that upset the balance between the free and slave states.The south was stronger with the slave law and the north gained another free state. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is published
The way slavery was viewed by Americans was changed from the influence of this book. This book was written as a anti-slavery disagreement. The book is about the daily lives of slaves that lived in the south. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
It was Kansas and Nebraska's decision to either allow or not allow slavery. The act angered people in North that considered the Missouri Compromise as a binding agreement. There were many anti slavery riots about the Kansas-Nebraska Act led by John Brown.
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Bleeding Kansas
Confrontations between pro and anti slavery people. Trouble in Kansas began with the signing of the Kansas-Nebraska act. They wanted control of the new territory of Kansas. -
Brooks-Sumner Event
Charles Sumner was known for his deep commitment to the cause of the civil rights and was a antislavery leader. He wanted Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves,and give them civil rights. The trouble was between Senator Preston Brooks and Senator Charles Sumner. -
Dred Scott Decision
The Supreme Court gave the right of slave owners to take the slaves into the western territories.The Supreme Court was in favor of slave states. The Dred Scott decision was a landmark decision. -
Lincoln-Douglass Debates
Was a series of seven debates between Lincoln and Douglass. The debate was about slave rights. Douglass thought that states should be given the right to have a popular vote. Lincoln challenged the Dred Scott decision. -
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown lead a raid on an federal armory in Harper's Ferry. On May 25th Brown attacked three cabins on the Pottawatomie Creek with his five sons.Brown killed many people with his group which lead to him later captured and killed on December 2, 1859. -
Election of 1860
The election was held on a Tuesday. Abraham Lincoln defeated Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, and Constitutional Union candidate John Bell. There was an electoral split between Northern and Southern Democrat. Months after Lincoln election the stage was set for American Civil war. -
Fort Sumter is fired upon
The Fort was tension between the confederacy and union for several months. Supply ships would be shot at if they were going towards the Fort. Confederate were the first to shoot at fort Sumter because the leader of the fort wouldnt hand it over to them.This was also the first battle to the start of the American Civil War. -
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Secession of Southern States
The Four slave states of the Upper South declared succession and joined the Confederacy. The Union did not accept the claims of succession, and considered the Confederacy illegitimate. The Confederacy's life was based on slavery, and was threatened by the election of President Lincoln.
