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Industrial Revolution
There was an embargo act enacted therefore America couldnt trade with Britian. Textile prices went up, Textile mills created one goal which was to grow cotton Lwowel became the first industriel city. There were many factories that housed young women that worked in the factory. The work conditions were very bad but they needed to make a profit for there families. -
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Sectionalism Timeline by Andrea and Ananda
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The Mossouri Compromise
In effort to maintain a balance of power in congress between slave states and free states. The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting missouri as a slave state and maine as a free state. This prohibitted slavery in the Louisianna Terrritory north of the 36 degrees 30' latitude line. -
rise of cities
Many immigrants and young girls moved to the north of north america in search for work in factories. there was a lot of poverty and foreigners who couldn't read and write. African Americans were poor and forigners were in prison. Young girls came to Lowell to earn extra money for thier families. this was the start of america becomeing dependent on therseleves and becoming urbanlized -
The Tarrif Act
The tarriff act was an law passed by the government to increase tarrifs on manufactured goods form Europe. The south hated the tarrifs because they had to give more money to the north , however the north loved it. the tarrif act created the most sectionalism in the United States. -
The Nullification Act
Once the south declared that they would not pay the Tariffs a civil war began between the state. The south attempted to break apart from the United States to create a new country. However they werent allowed to leave without a fight, the president had the power to enforce federal law with the military. the government then proposed the Nullification Act to lower tariffs and end war, southcarolina acepted. -
The Abolitionist
At this the the abolitionist made the most attempts to end slavery, help slaves to escape and help slaves that had already escaped. Abolitionist tried many tactics like marches Boycotting, and just simpily dis obeying the laws. Fredrick Douglass Harriet Tubman William Lloyd Garrison John Brown, and Harrit Beecher-Stowe -
The Fugitive Slave Act
part of a group of laws refered to as the "compromise of 1850' it required everyone to assist in the return of runaway slaves to their masters even free states. -
Compromise
the compromis of 1850 consisted of 5 laws that delt with the issue of slavery. This compromis was a potiential resolution to the unbalance of free and slave states. slave trade was abolished in Washignton D.C., fugitive slave act was amended, califorina was added as a free state, stettled the disput between texas and new mexico, and territorial goverment was created in utha as a result of the compromise. -
The Kansas- Nebraska Act
passed by congress, it allowed people in kansas and nebraska to decide whether or not to allow slavery whithin there borders. -
South Carolina secedes
