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this is when congress should halt importation of slaves. South carolina and georgia said they wouldnt join the new union thats being planned.
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Eli Whitney recives patent for the Cotton Gin. This machine increased the amount of cotton that was being sold and shipped out.
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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.
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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.
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Former slave Fredrick Douglass publishes his autobiography. Narrative of the life of frederick douglass.
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Iowa becomes the thirtieth state and enters the union as a free state in 1848
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Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland. She returned to the South 19 times and brought back more than 300 slaves.
