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Invention of Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. -
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The Underground Railroad
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The Underground Railroad took place in the 19th Century. It was a place where slaves escaped to with the help of Harriet Tubman and anti-slave people. -
The Liberators Is Published
An anti-slavery newspaper was discovered by William Lloyd Garrison on January 1st, 1831. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
In August 1831, Nat Turner''s rebellion known as the Southampton Insurrection took place in Southampton County, Virginia. -
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The Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was made to eliminate slavery within the land in 1846-1848 -
The Compromise of 1850
Legislation based on Clay's Proposal in 1850 was adopted by the Senate. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published
A novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowes in 1852 that changed how Americans viewed slavery -
Bleeding Kansas
Bloody Kansas (Border War) was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States that involved anti-slavery "Free-Staters" and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian", elements in Kansas between 1854 and 1861 -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
Passed by congress allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery. -
Dred Scott Decision
In 1857, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in the Dred Scott case, affirming the right of slave owners to take their slaves into the Western state territories. -
Lincoln-Dougals Debates
Debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas in 1858. Both were campaigning for election to the United States Senate from Illinois. -
Secession of the southern states
When the southern states Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee decided to break off and become the confederacy. -
The Election of 1860
On November 6, 1860 Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Democrat Stephen A. Douglas in the Presidential Election. -
Missouri Compromise
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In late 1819, Missouri requested admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted.
