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Fugitive Slave Act
Non-slave states had to help in the returning of escaped slaves. -
Cotton Gin invented
The cotton gin was invented in 1794 by Eli Whitney -
Gabriel Prosser’s Rebellion
Failed to gain control of the main road of Richmond Prosser's and 25 other slaves were executed -
German Coast Uprising
Several hundred, poorly armed, slaves march on
New Orleans. More than 60 slaves died and the leaders of it got there heads stuck on poles. -
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
Led a small group of followers, killed his owner, and killed 60 more white people the next 2 days -
Edmund Ruffin reforms
Ruffin reformed farmers to plow deeper furrows, rotate crops and to upgrade their breeding stock. -
Slavery declines in Upper South
slave population makes up only half of the total percent it used to.And most small farmers didn't care about slavery
