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The impact of Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793. The cotton gin made more efficient progress at separating the seeds from the cotton. Eli Whitney thought that cotton gin would help reduce the amount of slaves needed to pick the cotton. The cotton gin actually put slaves on demand, slaves prior to the cotton coast only $100, but sense the cotton gin came, slaves went up to $1,000. Eli Whitney caused the demand for slaves, leading to the civil war. -
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Tariff of 1816 and Nullification Crisis
A tariff on imports to protect American Industry, which increased the price of imported goods by 20%-25%. This made so people bought american products. The tariff of abominations, a tariff to help american industry and embarrass Adams so that Jackson to win the presidential election. John C. Calhoun did not approve of this tariff, he was convinced that the future of slavery was in need of strong states. -
Underground Railroad
Secret terms,passage ways, and meeting places safe houses ran by Abolitionist to help free slaves from the south into The North and Canada, This freed about 100,000 slaves -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was made on March 3rd 1820 meaning that Missouri would become a slave state but the rest of the Louisiana Purchase north of the 36th parallel would never become a Slave state as well as Maine becoming a Free state. -
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The liberator is published
Liberator Primary Source A newspaper founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp. A newspaper to show slavery was bad and needed to be stopped. The newspaper called for men to approve and follow this idea. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Turner lead groups of slaves to turn the tables and killed many white people including the Travis family while recruiting more the the join them in their rebellion towards slavery while stealing horses and arms. -
Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot Proviso David put a law called the Wilmot Proviso that would ban any land won from Mexico. This split the nation into two, the northern democrats who supported this law, and the southern democrats. The law would pass the house of representatives but not congress. This raised tension between North and South from the lands won from Mexico. -
The Compromise of 1850
Involved in wither the western territories should allow slaves or not. The compromise was based on Clay's proposals, to admit that California as a free state but also enact a stricter fugitive slave law. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a anti slavery Novel published March 20th 1852. Uncle Tom's Cabin -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Congress being pressured by the south outta fear that Nebraska could turn into a free state. Douglas amended that Nebraska be divided into two, distinct territories, Kansas being a slave state, and Nebraska would be a free state, that congress accepted the proposal. Although the North argued that slaves would have to pass through states that have been free for over 30 years to get to Nebraska. -
Bleeding Kansas
This was an act by John Brown, a New York abolitionist who wanted to take slavery head on. John Brown now lived near Lawrence, Brown lead a midnight execution of five proslavery settlers. East Abolitionist were stunned and outraged, triggered, both sides of Kansas were armed, ready for battle. Throughout 1856, violent outbreaks occurred giving the name 'bleeding Kansas', President Franklin urged congress to make Kansas a slave state, congress refused, Kansas submitted 4 constitution, before free -
Brooks-Sumner Event
Cane Fight happened between Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner, the cause of this was due the violent battles over slavery. In congress tempers were high, so some members weren't only armed with words but with pistols and canes. Charles Sumner gave a speech know as "The Crime Against Kansas", he stated that southerns were bullying and fraud in Kansas elections, he insulted a South Carolina senator Andrew Butler, Butler's nephew beats Sumner days later.
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