Causes of the Civil War

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    Industrial Revolution

    The revolution of industries
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    Second Great Awakening

    The sequel to The Great Awakening

  • Invention of the Cotton Gin

    The cotton gin was invented

  • Louisiana Purchase

    The Purchase of Louisiana

  • Missouri Compromise

    The Compromise: Missouri and Maine

  • Nat Turner's Rebellion

    Like many others, it was now Nat Turner's time to rebel.

  • Nullification Crisis

    Putting SC back in place
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    Mexican-American War

    The War between America and Mexico
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    California Gold Rush

    Attracting people from all over the country, it's California

  • Compromise of 1850

    Clearly outling 5 state's statehood
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    "Bleeding Kansas"

    Many riots and fights with many deaths

  • Kansas_Nebraska Act

    Outlining the borders of Kansas and Nebraska

  • Attack on Charles Sumner

    Sumner was attacked by another fellow government man, Preston Brooks

  • Dred Scott vs. Sanford

    This date is when the courts rejected Dred Scott's case because he wasn't a citizen

  • Raid on Harper's Ferry

    Failed attempt on slaves uprisings against plantation owners

  • Election of 1860

    Abraham Lincoln gets elected as President of the US

  • Shots Fired at Fort Sumter

    The official start of the Civil War
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    Southern Secession

    The Civil War

  • Harriet Beacher Stowe wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

    In response to slave laws