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Invention of cotton gin
The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney. The cotton gin helped the growth of slave trade. It boosted the South' industry -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was taken to Illinois. This was when the Missouri Compromise prohibited slavery. Dred Scott tried to sue the government. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise tried to make a conclusion the expansion of slavery in the West. It was an agreement between the North and South, and was passed by Congress. -
Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso intended to end slavery in lands captured in Western America. It was introduced to the House of Representatives. It was a major event that led to the Civil War. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a pair of 5 separate bills, It ended the confrontation about possible slavery in the west captured by the Union. It was a precursor to the Civil War. -
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a secret network of passages in America in the 1800's. The main leader was Harriet Tubman. Many slave families escaped and kept safe -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is published
Uncle Tom's cabin is an antislavery novel. It helped Northeners recognize the horrors of slavery. It was so widely read in the North and helped create a mission to end slavery. -
Bleeding Kansas
This was a series of violent political fights between anti-slavery nd pro-slavery settlers. It was a hint that a Civil War was destined to happen. he South started to pull farther away from the North' grasp -
Brooks Sumner Event
Preston Brooks beat up Charles Sumner. He was nearly killed and caned. This was after Sumner criticized pro-slavery forces. -
Secession of Southern States
The secession led to the beginning of the Confederacy. It was formed before Licoln took office. He rejected the Confederacie's claim of independence. The South was cosidered illegitamate since no foreign countr recognized it. -
Fort Sumter is fired upon
After Southern states seceded, they captured all Union forts in the south but 4. The most important was Fort Sumter, in Charleston. After the Union general refused to surrender, Confederate forces fired upon it. The Union eventually surrendered the fort over to the Confederacy
