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The South and Slavery
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Bill of Rights Ratified
U.S. ratified the Bill of Rights. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Allowed Slave owners to get their run away slaves and bring them back to their plantation. -
Cotton Gin
In 1794, U.S.-born inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. -
Teneessee
Teneesse was admitted to the union on June 1, 1796. -
John Adam
John Adams is the second president to take office. He only serve one term. -
George Washington
Washington died in Dec 14, 1799 -
Gabriel's Reabellion
Slave revolt that failed when Gabriel Prosser, a slave preacher and Blacksmith, organized a thousand slaves for an attack on Richmond, Virginia. -
Ohio
Ohio was admitted to the Union. -
Louisiana Purchase
By a treaty signed on Apr. 30, 1803, the United States purchased from France the Louisiana Territory, more than 2 million sq km (800,000 sq mi) of land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. -
Embargo Act
IT was passed by congress in 1807 prohibiting American ships from leaving for any foriegn port. -
Internal Slalve Trade
Slaves were traded in the U.S. even though some slaves were smuggled into the U.S. -
James Madison
James Madison is the Fourth president of the U.S. he served two terms in office. -
Battle of New Orleans
The American and the British fougtht and the American's Won!!!! -
Reverend Allen
Reverend Allen Joined with African American ministers from other cities to form the African Methodist Episcopal (AME). -
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"Alabama Fever"
Is Southern Expansion carried cotton planting over the Mississippi River into Louisiana and deep into Texas. -
Missouri Compromise
March 3, 1820, after Maine petitioned Congress for statehood. Both states were admitted, a free Maine and a slave Missouri. -
Missouri
Missouri is admitted to the Union. -
Denmark Vesey's Conspiracy
Is the most carefully devised slave revolt in which rebelsplanned to seize control of Charleston in 1822 and escape to freedom in Haiti, a free black republic, but they were betrayed by other slaves, and seventy-five conspirators were executed. -
Africans Loses their Boats
South Carolina legislature passed a bill required that all black seamen be seized and jailed while their ships were in Charleston harbor. -
Monroe Doctorine
President James Monroe’s 1823 annual message to Congress contained the Monroe Doctrine, which warned European powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere. -
Nat Turner's Revolt
Uprising of slaves in Southampton County, Virginia, in the summer of 1831 led by Nat Turner that resulted in the death of fifty-five white people. -
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"Flush Times"
Was the second wave of western expansion. -
The Alamo
A war that was fought by Texns and Mexicans, the Texans losses the battle going up against 1600 soldiers and they have 189 troops. -
"Gag Rule"
This was passed by congress to prevent discussion of antislavery petitions. -
Trial of Tears
The Five Civilized Tribes were removed from their home land to reservation camps known as present day Oklahoma.:( -
Harriet Tubman
She helped free slaves, later on she gotten permission to marry John Tubman. -
California
California Becomes The 31st state of the United States of America, Following the defeat of Mexico in the Mexican-American War.