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Secession of southern states
It began in 1776, when south Carolina threatened to secede from the country. Years later more and more southern countries had the same idea to make their own countries. The last known threat to secede was in 1861, by some northern states. -
Invention of the cotton gin
Eli Whitney created the cotton gin. Whitney knew he needed to create something that can make cotton profitable, and production of it much quicker. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri requested for admission to become a slave state. The country was thrown off balance of free states and slave states. To balance them again, Maine became a free state. The compromise then led to an imaginary boundary line below Missouri. Any state that joined below the boundary line would become a slave state, and every state that joined above the boundary line would become a free state. -
Tariff of 1828
Also known as the tariff of abominations. This tariff allowed a state to reject federal laws within that states border. Most states denied this new tariff, but South Carolina was okay with the new nullification laws. -
The Liberator is published
The Liberator was a book created by: William Lloyd Garrison. It was about his opinion and stance on abolitionists. Garrison traveled the world to spread his ideas with the book. 75% of the book's readers were free African Americans. -
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Underground Railroad
Many cases of escapes began and most escaped slaves used an underground railroad to escape. People called conductors ran the railroads and they helped guide people to safety. These people would hide the slaves in places called "Stations". Many slaves would escape to leave the United States to go to Canada, since they did not trust the entire U.S. to keep them safe. Canada also offered them an opportunity to become workers and earn money. They could become businessmen and attend schools. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
An insurrection created by Turner was made. Turner and six other slaves would end up killing the Travis family. Afterwards, they enlisted 75 other black slaves and killed 51 white people. Turner was caught six weeks after and was sentenced to death by hanging with 16 other slaves. -
Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot felt the southern states and their slaves were extending towards the northern states. Wilmot didn't like this idea, so he tried to pass the Wilmot Proviso law, which prevented more southern states to form more slave states. Countless efforts were made, but the law could not be passed. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was said to be a new and updated version of the fugitive slave act. The idea at first was to prevent the north from limiting or even stopping all slavery in America. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is published
Uncle Tom's cabin was a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The story was written about slaves. After it was published, Americans had a completely different view on slavery. Stowe earned an award for the story and was welcomed as a literary hero. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
To keep slavery equal in north and southern states, the Missouri compromise line was removed and instead new boundaries were created to keep the states more equal. -
Bleeding Kansas
Small armies began forming around in Kansas. These armies did not like what the Kansas-Nebraska act did to them. Blood shed for about four months straight in Kansas. Geary sent troops down to Kansas to try to calm the wars there. -
Brooks-Summer Event
Charles Sumner in this period, delivered a 2 day speech called the Crime against Kansas. Brooks believed Sumner went too far with his speech, and the two got into an argument leading to a fight. -
Dred Scott Decisions
Dred scott was known for being a slave. Scott was born in Illinois, which was a free state. The people in charge voted that he would not be a free man, and that he would remain a slave in the slave states regardless of where he was born. -
Election of 1860
During this election, Lincoln was elected president of the united states. He defeated his runner up Douglas in the election and had an aim for ending slavery. -
Fort Sumter is fired upon
The confederate congress decided that Fort Sumter and others should be captured either by negotiation or by force. The commander at Fort Sumter denied the negotiation, so the confederates opened fire.
