Chapter 13 By fodroca08 May 3, 1793 Eli Whitney patented a machine May 3, 1800 Gabriel Prosser planned a rebellion May 3, 1803 nations first steam powered mill was built May 3, 1808 bringing slaves into the US was illegal May 3, 1822 Denmark Vesey planneda rebellion May 3, 1831 Nat Turner's Rebellion occured Aug 21, 1831 Turner meets with other slaves and plans to revolt Nov 11, 1831 Turner was esecuted May 3, 1839 slave discovered a away to improve the drying process May 3, 1840 14 cotton mills by this time May 3, 1840 US was producing more than half the cotton grown in the world May 3, 1848 Joseph R. Anderson beacame owner of Tredegar Iron Works May 3, 1849 young FGeorgia man wrote something May 3, 1860 more than 250,000 African Americans lived in the region May 3, 1865 Lucy Breckinridge was married by arrangement