Antebellum Timeline

  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin
    The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney.This machine took place in the North.The cotton gin impacted the North because it helped them get more money and slaves.
  • Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

    Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
    The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was abolished in March 2,1807.This took place in the British Empire.This impacted the South because there was going to be no more slaves in the South and they could be slave free (anti-slave)
  • The Telegraph

    The Telegraph
    The telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse.The telegraph took place at the North.It impacted the North because they could communicate with each other from long distance especially when there was war.
  • Lowell Mill Girls

    Lowell Mill Girls
    The Lowell Mill Girls started working in the year 1840.The Lowell Mill took place in Massachusetts.This impacted the South because more "slaves" would work there for their entire life.Francis Cabot Lowell was an American businessman for what the city of Lowell,Massachusetts is named after.
  • Temperance Movement

    Temperance Movement
    The Temerance Movement was on September 19,1840.The temperance movement was about everyone took a pledge of not drinking alcohol.This took place in the early 19th century.This impacted the North because less people were drinking.Some of the womens in the Temperance Movement were : Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Amelia Bloomer.
  • Sewing Machine

    Sewing Machine
    The sewing machine was invented by Barthelemy Thimonnier.The sewing machine took place in the North and South.This invention impacted both North and South because this machine helped make clothes faster in both sides.
  • Irish Immigration

    Irish Immigration
    The Irish Immigration was because of the potato famine.The Irish immigrants were treated awful because the New Yorkers didn't like them at all.There was 52,000 Irish immigrants who migrated. There were no saftey in Boston because the Landlords didn't want them to be there.This impacted the North because more population the better.
  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850
    The Compromise of 1850 was passed in January 29,1850.This act took place in Washington D.C.This compromise impacted the North and South because this was the solution from both North and South to compromise the Fugitive Slave Act.
  • The Cult of Domesticity

    The Cult of Domesticity
    The Cult of Domesticity was on January 6,1860.This took place in Europe.This impacted the North and South because this was a women right movement and womens were everywhere.
  • The Middle Passage

    The Middle Passage
    The Middle Passage was created on February 20,1860.The Middle Pasage took place in Africa to The United States (America).This impacted the South because the population was getting bigger, maybe better,and maybe more slave workers for them.
  • Frederick Douglass

    Frederick Douglass
    Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer,orator,abolitionist,writer,and statesman.Frederick Douglass impacted on both the North and South because he got the Civil Rights for the slaves and their freedom.Frederick Douglass most important legacy was the use of words to fight for the freedom and rights of African Americans.
  • Harriet Tubman

    Harriet Tubman
    Harriet Tubman was an African American abolitionist (just like Frederick Douglass),humanitarian, and during the American Civil War,a Union spy.Harriet impacted both the North and South because she was fighting for every slaves freedom and rights.Harriet's legacy was "no matter the odds you face,keep going forward"
  • The First Great Migration

    The First Great Migration
    The First Great Migration was in 1910-1960.This migration took place in the Northern industries cities.This impacted the North because more people were coming in the North and more people can work for them.