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the invention of the cotton gin
Made by Eli Whitney Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber in Westborough Massachusetts. happened in 1794 on December 8 its important because it pretty much brought back slavery since it made it way easier to make cotten it shows conflict because if it wasnt for this invention slavery would have probably ended sooner!
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Embargo Act of 1807
Thomas Jefferson and Samuel Smith was involved and supported it made any and all exports from the United States illegal it was a country wide rule it started on December 22, 1807 its important because it pretty much caused a problem since we couldnt get reasorces from England and alot of the stuff we got from them was important! it showed conflict as it made the british pretty upset
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the Missouri Compromise
it was a idea by Henry Clay It regulated slavery in the country's western territories by prohibiting the practice in the former Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36°30′ north, except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri in the Louisiana Territory in January 26 1819 its important because once again another state was put into a slave state its more of a compromise as it helps balance out the slave and free states
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the Tariff of Abominations
John Quincy Adams was part of it it wasn designed to protect industrys in the Noth it happened throughout the whole northern america it happened on May 19th 1828 its improtant as it helped protect the industrys going on in the north without them alot of stuff wouldnt have been made it was more of a compromise as it helped protevct industrys in the north from low priced goods so the industrys could still be open
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the Compromise of 1850
once again Henry Clay was apart of this a package of five separate bills, which defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War it happened throught all of the north and south it happened in January 29, 1850 its important because it added new states and it still helped balance Free and Slave states it was a compromise because it helped keep balance
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Unckle Tom's Cabin
it was created by author Harriet Beecher Stow Harriet created a book showing how slavery is in the south the book took place in the south it happened on March 20th 1852 it was improtant because it helped show the north how bad slavery is and it gave a full detail of the life of a normal slave it was a conflict as the north was furrious about how the south was treating and even having slaves
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the Kansas-Nebraska act
Stephen A. Douglas was involved created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opening new lands for settlement in the Louisiana territory happened in May 30, 1854 it was important because it gave more territorys to balance out the slave and free states even more getting rid of the missoury compromise it was a compromise because it helped make our nation more blanced
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Bleeding Kanasas
John Brown, Antonio Benincasa, William Quantrill, and many more it was the violent political confrontations in the United States involving anti-slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery that heppend in Kansas in the Kanasas and Nebraska Territory happened on Novemeber 21st 1855 and ended in 1859 its improtant because it helped start the Civil war its conflict as it was battles that heppened based on slavery issues
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The Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott and Irene Emerson Dred Scott went and filed legal suit in St. Louis Circuit Court It happened in the federal-state courthouse in St. Louis happened on the 17th of september 1858 its important because it shows that a man can be free if hes in the right land is entitled to his freedom and rights it shows conflict as Scott tried very hard to be able to have his rights when St. Louis wouldnt let him
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John Brown's Raid
Robert E. Lee, Israel Greene, and John Brown where apart of it it was an attempt byJ ohn Brown to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia it happened in Harpers Ferry Virginia happened through October 16, 1859 – October 18, 1859 it was important because it showed that people where still fighting hard for the freedom of slaves it was a conflict because it was a battle against slavery and tons died to help in the battle
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South Carolina secedes from Union
all of SC was involved South Carolina seceded from North Carolina it happened in South Carolina it happened on Novemeber 2nd 1860 it was important because it help create the Confederacy it was a conflict because it caused tension to the north knowing that another state was added to the south and a new group was formed to fight against the north
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The Election of 1860
the canidates where Abraham Lincoln, William Seward, Simon Cameron, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, John McLean, Benjamin Wade, and William L. Dayton it was the 19th quadrennial presidential election it was held nationaly it was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860 its improtant because served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the American Civil War it was a conflict because it pretty much helped the outbreak of the civil war happen
