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Invention of the cotton gin
U.S. born inventor, Eli Whitney, created the cotton gin which sped up the process of picking seeds out of cotton. Cotton became the U.S. #1 export. learn more -
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Missouri Compromise
The north and the south were once again arguing about which state is free of slaves or not, so the north came up with a compromise that made Missouri a slave state but Maine was a free state. -
The Liberator
The Liberator was a weekly newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison in Boston, Massachusetts. Learn more about William -
Compromise of 1850
This Compromise was a list of 5 laws passed about slavery. This list included California becoming a free state. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe published this book about anti-slavery. The book sold 300,000 copies, and was so popular that when Abraham Lincoln met Harriet, he said "So, this is the little lady who made this big war." Learn more about Harriet Beecher Stowe -
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'Bleeding Kansas'
Bleeding Kansas is a term talking about the violence in Kansas between the south and north. Right after this "war" the civil war began. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Brooks-Sumner Event
This event was about Preston Brooks, beating the senator of Massachusetts, Charles Sumner with a cane. learn more -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
The Lincoln- Douglas debates were a series of formal political debates between the challenger. Lincoln had lost the election but the debates had launched him into national prominence. Then the debates eventually led Lincoln to his election as President of the United States. -
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
Abolitionist John Brown leads a small group on a raid against a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in a attempt to start an armed slave revolt and destroy the institution of slavery. -
Secession of Southern States
During the American Civil War, the Confederate States of America consisted of the governments of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860-61, carrying on all the affairs of a separate govt. and conducting a major war until defeated in the spring of 1865. -
Fort Sumter is fired upon
Fort Sumter was the source of tension between the Union and Confederacy for several months. After South Carolina seceded on December 20, 1860 the state demanded the fort be turn over to their side.
