Luke's illustrated timeline

By SnowBunny

  • The invention of the Cotton Gin

    The invention of the Cotton Gin
    1. ELi Whitney
    2. Whitney created the cotton gin.
    3. Georgia
    4. October 28th, 1793
    5. This was a more effecient way to seperate cotton.
    6. A conflict due to the increase number of slaves in the south.

  • Embargo Act of 1807

    Embargo Act of 1807
    1. President Thomas Jefferson
    2. Jefferson made all exports illegal.
    3. Nationwide 4.December 22, 1807
    4. This was to restrict Britain and France to rely on the US during rthe Napoleonic War.
    5. Conflict because the south depended on the exports and other countries for goods.

  • the Missouri Compromise

    the Missouri Compromise
    1. The south, the north, Missouri
    2. The congress was deciding wether Misoouri should be a slave or free state which would affect the balance.
    3. Missouri
    4. March 3, 1820 5.this affected the balance of free and slave state so other states were brought in to balance the states.
    5. This was a compromise to even the number of states for slave and free states.

  • the Tariff of Abominations

    the Tariff of Abominations
    1. john C. Calhoun and Andrew Jackson
    2. A tariff passed to protect goods in the US while raising tax for the South.
    3. Washington
    4. may 19 1828
    5. This made South caroliina almost secede so there was a compromise to stop the secession.
    6. This was a conflict which angered the south because they had to pay high tariffs for imported goods which they depended on.

  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    1. Henry Clay, the South and the North
    2. Henry Clay introduced this compromise that resolves the tensions between the North and the South with the fugitive slave act and california becoming a free state.
    3. NAtionwide, mostyl dealing with the western side.
    4. Janaury 29, 1850
    5. This resolves the tension between the south and north.
    6. Compromise by Henry Clay to stop the tension between the north and the south.

  • Uncle toms Cabin

    Uncle toms Cabin
    1. Harriet Beecher Stowe
    2. This is a book written by Stowe about slavery.
    3. Nationwide, mainly in the North
    4. March 20 1852
    5. This was the cause of the North in concerns for slavery and brought the idea of aboltion.
    6. Conflict beccause the south was against the book.

  • Kansas- Nebraska act

    Kansas- Nebraska act
    1. Kansas and Nebraska
    2. Kansas and Nebraska had the right to vote by popular sovereignty to be free or slave state.
    3. Kansas and Nebraska
    4. May 30 1854
    5. This gave the option for Kansas and Nebraska to be free or slave. But soon became a problem because the choices would conflict with the two sides.
    6. Compromise due to giving the states the chance to be free or slave.

  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas
    1. Nebraska and Kansas
    2. Nebraska and Kansas were in conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery.
    3. Nebaska and Kansas
    4. May 30th, 1854
    5. The popular sovereingty didn't work creating violence for both states.
    6. This was a conflict due to the popular sovereingty not getting along together in the states.

  • Dred Scott Case

    Dred Scott Case
    1. Dred Scott and Sandford, Supreme Court
    2. Dred Scott sued Sanford for areesting him and claiming him as a slave. But the Court went against him.
    3. Illiounois
    4. March 6 1857
    5. Scott was to be a slave and made the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.
    6. Conflict that dealt with the north being free states but Scott was to be a slave.

  • john Brown's raid

    john Brown's raid
    1. John Brown, his rebels, and the slave owners.
    2. John Brown held a raid to attack the slave owners.
    3. town of haper's ferry, virginia 4.October 16 1859
    4. This became a violent act from the abolitonists.
    5. A conflict causing violent conflicts between the two sides.

  • The Election of 1860

    The Election of 1860
    1. Abraham Lincoln, John C. Brekinridge, john Bell, Stephen A. Douglas.
    2. Abraham Lincoln won the election.
    3. Nationwide in the US 4.November 6th, 1860 5.When Lincoln won the election, it created conflict with the South.
    4. it was a conflict because the South were against lincoln since he was an abolitionust.

  • South Carolina secedes from union

    South Carolina secedes from union
    1. South Carolina
    2. South Carolina secedes from the Union when Lincoln won the presidentary.
    3. South Carolina
    4. December 20 1860
    5. South Carolina was the first state to seced from the Union.
    6. Conflict due to the south was seceding saying that they had enough because Lincoln won.