Civil War: Causes & Events

  • CCP, Delegates debate

    CCP, Delegates debate
    this is when congress should halt importation of slaves. South carolina and georgia said they wouldnt join the new union thats being planned.
  • Cotten Gin

    Cotten Gin
    Eli Whitney recives patent for the Cotton Gin. This machine increased the amount of cotton that was being sold and shipped out.
  • Census

    Census
    the results of the 1810 census shows a total population of 6,807,786 including 1,130,781 slaves or like 17% of the population.
  • Nat Turner

    Nat Turner
    the nat turner rebellion is southampton county and virginia. Over 60 whites were killed in the unrising. Nat Turner was on the run for nearly two months.
  • Frederick Douglass

    Frederick Douglass
    Former slave Fredrick Douglass publishes his autobiography. Narrative of the life of frederick douglass.
  • IOWA

    IOWA
    Iowa becomes the thirtieth state and enters the union as a free state in 1848
  • Harriet Tubman

    Harriet Tubman
    Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland. She returned to the South 19 times and brought back more than 300 slaves.