Civil War Timeline from the Southern perspective-Joey Cortes, Alex Viruet , Giovanni cutri
By SchroederJ
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The invention of cotton gin
Eli Whitney- invented of the cotton gin. This made the production of cotton thrive and thus more slaves were needed to keep up with the demand -
John Brown's death
fter John brown was hanged southerners in mobs killed, and hurt others southerners who were suspected of helping slaves escape -
South Carolina secedes form the union
South Carolina seceded because they wanted to remain a slave state. The result of this caused many other slave states to secede from the union and become the confederate states -
Attack on fort sumter
The major cause of the civil war was the southern rebels attacking first by firing the first shot
