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cotton gin
In 19th century cotton was the most exporting good in america. The cotton gin a machine made to speed up the process of removing seeds from the cotton. Southern planters expanded more slaves for this work. -
Compromise of 1850
The "Great Compromiser," Henry Clay, introduces the Compromise of 1850 in the Senate.Each time Clay's Compromise was set forth for a vote, it did not receive a majority. Henry Clay himself had to leave in sickness, before the dispute could be resolved. In his place, Stephen Douglas worked tirelessly to end the fight. -
uncle tom's cabin is published
Uncle Tom is the title character of Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel -
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a railroad.The network of routes extended through 14 Northern states and “the promised land” . Those who most actively assisted slaves to escape by way of the “railroad” were members of the free black community . Northern abolitionists, philanthropists and church leaders . -
Bleeding Kansas'
A period of violence during the settling of the Kansas Territory. The Kansas-Nebraksa Act overturned the Missouri Compromise use of the boundary between slave and free territory. -
Dred scott Decision
The United States Supreme Court issue a decision in the Dred Scott case, the right of slave owners to take their slaves into the western territories. -
The Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th President of the United States, becoming the first Repulican to win the presidency. -
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Secession of Southern States
After the Civil War began in April, four slave states – Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee .
