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Creation of the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney created the cotton gin which increased the production of cotton. This machine made it easier to produce cotton. The creation of the cotton gin drastically increased the demand for cotton which also increased the demand for slaves. This led to thousands of slaves entering America which started to have people think about if slavery was good or bad -
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Second Great Awakening
The Second Great Awakening was a protectant religious revival in America which held many loud and energetic revivals. This gave a lot of people the idea of morality and thinking about how they should act. This caused a lot of people to think on how to solve different issues while being moral -
Louisiana Purchase
The U.S bought Louisiana from France for 15 million dollars. This made it so there was a lot of fighting in the government for which would be new slave states or free states. A lot of these states ended up becoming slave states so it increased the demand for slaves even more. -
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American Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution started in the North and created many job opportunities and increased the economy. This made a lot of jobs in the North and had a lot of immigrants coming into the country. The south didn’t have a lot of this technological advancement so there was a separation of Industrial which was north and farming which was south. -
Missouri Compromise
The U.S let Missouri become a slave state and created Maine to become a free state. They also made a line across America to tell which states can be slave states or free states. Congress wanted to state equal in slave states and free states, but still adding slaves states was bad in the opinion of the North. They balanced it out with a compromise, but this still doesn’t take away that this is a new slave state. The new line across the US to decide slave states and free states also caused trouble -
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
Nat Turner freed a bunch of slaves and gave them weapons to rebel against slave owners. People from the south saw this as slaves not being able to control themselves without a master. They also used this to say how a slave is less than human. -
Nullification Crisis (Jackson)
South Carolina nullified Jackson’s tax on imported goods which led to Jackson to send the military and threaten to kill anyone who rebelled. Sets a president for South Carolina seceding. It also shows how the south will rebel to keep their ways. -
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Mexican-American War
Americans decided to live in Mexico because of the good farmland which caused America to annex the land that Americans were settled in and a massive chunk of extra land. This caused a war between America and Mexico which eventually gave America the piece of land from Mexico. This furthered the development of slavery. It continued westward expansion to have more plantations and slave owners. -
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California Gold Rush
Gold was discovered in California which made a lot of Americans move there to try to make profit. The gold rush made a lot of people want to move to California. Since all these people moved there they started to want it to become a state. This caused a problem where the people didn’t want it to become a slave state, but it would cause an imbalance. -
Compromise of 1850
Slave trade in Washington was abolished and California became a free state. However California did have a lot of restrictions regarding fugitive slaves. Since slavery was not allowed in California this made an imbalance in the government. This made the citizens in the slave states mad because they felt a bit cheated by this compromise. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle toms cabin released and told the hash truth of slavery. this sold thousands of copies in America and Europe. This book helped white people that wanted to be neutral on the subject realize they needed to support this cause. This book also accidentally created some stereotypes of slave which hurt them after a bit of time. -
Frederick Douglass gives July 4th Speech
Frederick Douglass gave a speech about what 4th of July is to a slave. This speech showed many people the hypocrisy of a free country to hold slaves. Frederick Douglass gave a speech about what 4th of July is to a slave. This speech showed many people the hypocrisy of a free country to hold slaves. This speech probably made people see how bad slavery was in the US and him making it about the 4th of July made it even more powerful. -
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“Bleeding Kansas”
Kansas decides to hold a vote weather or not that they should become a free state or slave state. This caused many Americans to move to Kansas to sway the vote. A lot of people were threatened and killed. This made a lot of people realize how the south was ready to kill people to keep slavery. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska act repealed the Missouri compromise and allowed popular sovereignty. This led to Bleeding Kansas. The Kansas-Nebraska act repealed the Missouri compromise and allowed popular sovereignty. This led to Bleeding Kansas. Because the United States let people choose if they wanted their state to be free or slave it caused a lot of slavers and plantation owners to kill or threaten people to move or not vote for it being a free state -
Attack on Charles Sumner
During a senate hearing Preston Brooks attacked Charles Sumner with a cane on the senate floor. He did this because Sumner was an anti slave abolitionist. During a senate hearing Preston Brooks attacked Charles Sumner with a cane on the senate floor. He did this because Sumner was an anti slaver abolitionist. This was the start of big fights between the south and north in government. A lot of people from the south supported Brooks and some even sent him new canes. -
Dred Scott v Sanford
Dredd Scott was a slave that moved into a free state where he decided to sue Sanford because he was a slave in a free state. This case went up to the supreme court where they said that he could not sue because he was considered property. This case went up to the supreme court where they said that he could not sue because he was considered property. The Dred Scott cases ended with one of the Supreme Court members saying that black people will never have the same rights. -
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Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown wanted to start a slave revolt by raiding Harpers Ferry and stealing all of their weapons. He and his small group got caught and John Brown was charged for treason. John Brown wanted to start a slave revolt by raiding Harpers Ferry and stealing all of their weapons. He and his small group got caught and John Brown was charged for treason. This event made the south start making militias to defend their states. These militias included the Confederate Army. -
Election of 1860
The South was afraid that Lincolin was going to abolish slavery so ten states decided to remove Lincolin from the ballott. Even though Lincolin wasn’t on 10 states ballots he still won the election. Even though Lincoln wasn’t on 10 states ballots he still won the election. All of the south states were at the least very angry because of Lincoln winning. They realized with him in office would be the end of slavery in the US and this was right before North Carolina left the union. -
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Southern Secession
After the election South Carolina decided to secede because they were not getting what they wanted as a state. This led to other southern states to follow South Carolina. After the election South Carolina decided to secede because they were not getting what they wanted as a state. This led to other southern states to follow South Carolina. This was the start of The Civil War. -
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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.