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In 1794, U.S.-born inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber.
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was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri late in 1819 for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted. At the time, the United States contained twenty-two states, evenly divided between slave and free.
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In 1828 Congress adopted high tariffs to embarrass President Adams and get Jackson elected President. John Calhoun, promoted nullification which meant states could nullify any federal law deemed unconstitutional. South Carolina votes to nullify both the 1828 and 1832 tariffs and threatens to secede from the Union. https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Nullification.html
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Northern abolitionists helped slaves escape to freedom through an organized network knows as the underground Railroad. There really was a train but a secret network of people who helped move slaves to freedom. They moved the slaves on wagons and riverboats. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/underground-railroad http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/images/primary_sources/large/john_rankin_house129167pv.jpg
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The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early-to-mid 19th century, and used by African-American slaves to escape into free states
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Harriet Beecher Stowe wront a fictional piece about slaves in Kentucky. She wrote the story in serial form in a number of installments. It was then published in book form in 1852. http://www.historynet.com/uncle-toms-cabin
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The land west of the Missouri was divided into 2 territories Kansas and Nebraska. Congress thought that Kansas would be a slave state and Nebraska would be a free state. It caused disputes between proslavery and aniti-slavery people.
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Proslavery Brorder Ruffians raided Lawrence, Kansas they pillaged homes, burned down the Free State Hotel and destroyed the newspaper. John Brown retalitied and executed 5 proslavery settelers near Pottawatomie Creek. In then following months more violience occured and reporters called it Bleeding Kansas.
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John Brown set out with 21 men to capture the arsenal in Harpers Ferry, VA. John hoped to inspire local slaves to join a revolution that would end slavery in the south. His attempt failed and he was hung.
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Lincoln's victory for President in 1860 lead to the secession of the southern states and the outbreak of the civil war. South Carolina secedes first. Within several weeks 6 more states seceded from the Union. https://www.civilwar.org/learn/primary-sources/declaration-causes-seceding-states
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Confederate guns around the harbor opened fired on Fort Sumter. Major Robert Anderson surrendered the next day. This was the beginning of the Civil War.
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