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Creation of the cotton gin
Eli Whitney created the cotton gin which helped make the production of cotton much faster. This however led to the need for more slave labor across the south. -
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American Industrial Revolution
During this time a change was made in how consumer goods are made. Instead of being individually made they were being produced by machines. This further sectionalized differences between the north and the south because the work was much different. -
Louisiana Purchase
During this time president Jefferson purchased territory from France for 15 million. The US wanted control of the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans. This created tension because the north and south both wanted it as a slave or a free state. -
Second Great Awaking
This was a period of renewed social importance of religion. People began to convert to many different sects to Protestant christianity. This led to the first independent black church in America. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri wanted to become a slave state however there was an even amount of slave and free states. They compromised by creating Maine as a free state so Missouri could be a slave state. This made the amount of slave and free states even so there was no political empowerment. -
Nat Turners Rebellion
nat turner led a rebellion of slaves and killed many white people and slave owners. This led to harsher laws being set in place against enslaved people. -
Nullification Crisis (President Jackson)
The nullification crisis was a conflict that happened between South Carolina and the government over a tariff on imported goods. This was the first time there had been tensions between a state and the federal authority. And ended when president Jackson marched troops down to settle the debacle. -
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Mexican American War
James K Polk becomes president and immediately annexes Texas which starts a war with Mexico. This led to the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which made the Rio Grande River the official border between the US and Mexico as well as the US getting control of California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Texas, and parts of Arizona, Colorado , and Wyoming. The US had to pay 15 mil for this though. -
California Gold Rush
This was one of the biggest mass migrations in American history which started when James Marshall found gold when working on shutters mill in California. this led to a debacle on wither California should be aloud in the US as a free or slave state. Many southerners thought that it should be a slave state because it was manly below the Mason-Dixon Line. However California decided they wanted to outlaw slavery. -
Compromise of 1850
the compromise of 1850 admitted california as a free state and left Utah and New Mexico to decide if they wanted to be a free or slave state. this led to the start of popular sovereignty which meant that states could choose if they wanted to be slave or free states. This made an uneven amount of free and slave states which was not good cause if one had more then the government would be unbalanced. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Toms Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book about a slave that stood up for his friend. This led to many peoples outlook on slavery getting changed because many of the north didnt know about slavery. -
Fredrick Douglass gives July 4th speech
Fredrick did a speech about how slavery was wrong and the north should start to help abolish it. this led to a lot of people hearing about this speech across america and many more people started to help try abolish slavery. -
“Bleeding Kansas”
many slave owners from bourdering states flooded into Kansas to vote to make Kansas a slave state. This made a lot of violence to erupt in Kansas. this led to many people from surrounding states flooding in to vote for Kansas to be a slave state and many were killed. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
many slave owners from bourdering states flooded into Kansas to vote to make Kansas a slave state. This caused a lot of violence to erupt in Kansas. This led to Kansas becoming a slave state. -
Attack on Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner was an American statesperson and senator from Massachusetts. He got beaten up on the senate floor after Kansas was admitted as a slave state. This led to the continued talk of slavery on wither its good or bad. And can also be seen as a key thing that started the civil war. -
Dred Scott v Sanford
Dred Scott argued that he should be a freed man because he moved from a slave state to a free state under the ownership of Dr. Emerson. This led to the Supreme Court ruling against dred Scott because they thought that an enslaved person could never be a citizen. Also it led to the supreme court declaring that only white people could be citizens. -
Raid on Harpers Ferry
abolitionist john brown led a army down to Virginia to try to end slavery. This led to the southern militia strengthening their army so they could prepare for another atttack. -
Election of 1860
the 1860 election was the presidential election when president Lincoln becomes president. This was a weird election because Lincoln was not on the ballot of 10 southern states. this led to an uprise of hate from the south because they didn't even know he was an option to pick. They didn't want Lincoln as president becuase he was against slavery expanding. -
Southern Secession
this was when many of the southern states decided to leave the United States because Lincoln became president. This led to the establishment of the confederacy and ultimately the civil war. 11 slave states joined the confederacy. -
Shots fired at Ft. Sumter
This was the official start of fighting in the American Civil War. Union troops (northern troops) stationed at Ft. Sumter in South Carolina were attacked by the South Carolina militia. Union troops lost and surrendered the fort to the Confederate militia. Unlike previous acts of violence, this was the first time violence broke out between organized military troops. Fighting in the Civil War would continue for 4 more years after this event.