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the invention of the cotton gin
on march 14, 1794, in the south, Eli whitney received a patent for his invention and then went on to builf a cotton gin manufacturing company.For the south it meant that cotton could be produced plentifully and cheaply for domestic use and for export. -
the tariff of abominations
The tariff of abominations was a protective tariff passed by the congress of the united states on may 19, 1828, designed to protect industry in the northern united states. President John Quincy Adams approved the bill on May 19, 1828, helping to seal his loss to Andrew Jackson. Later that year in response to the tariff, John C. Calhoun anonymously penned the South Carolina Exposition and Protest.Following a few months.South Carolina eventually accepted a compromise tariff. -
bleeding kansas
Bleeding kansas is the term used to describe the period of violence during the settling of the kansas territory.The opening of the kansas and nebraska territories in 1854 under the principle of popular sovereignty provoked a protracted political crisis in both Kansas and the nation at large. you start seeing the issue of slavery start to spread and people are becoming more aware of whats happening. -
the election of 1860
united states presidential election of 1860 was held on november 6, 1860,in south carolina, in which abraham lincoln defeated john beckinridge, stephen douglas and john bell.the election of 1860 was sure to further expose sectional differences between those in the north who wanted to abolish slavery and those eho sought to protect the institution.
