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The Invention of the Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney in 1765-1825. Whitney applied for the approval to start manufacturing on the cotton gin on October 28, 1793. It was not granted until March 14, 1794. It was not allowed to be sold until 1807. -
The Missouri compromise
The Missouri compromise was an act of congress (1820). Which meant Missouri was considered to be a slave state. Maine was a free state and banned slavery from there area. Slavery was banned from the Louisiana Purchase, except Missouri. -
The Liberator is published
The liberator had reached many people worldwide that explained his moral outrage for slavery. This made americans either love him or hate him for his point of view. The liberator was published in 1831 by William Lloyd Garrison, his words were; ""I am in earnest — I will not equivocate — I will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch — AND I WILL BE HEARD," http://www.ushistory.org/us/28a.asp -
Nat Turners Rebellion
Nat Turner was a slave that lead a force of slaves to rebel against their white masters. This rebellion shook the white population striking fear into them. The rebellion was the set of a new wave of oppressing slaves to learn to read, write, movements and assembly of slaves and stiffened those that were proslavery. -
Underground Railroad Secrets revealed
The underground railroads were a series of safe ways to escape from being a slave. They had many secret passages and safe homes to stay in. Most salves ran to the north. Harriet Tubman is the most famous run away slave of all time. She helped hundreds of slaves escape while using the underground railroads. -
The compromise of 1850
Image result for the compromise of 1850 Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions on January 29, 1850, in an attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South. To help prevent the civil war. As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended. https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Compromise1850.html -
Bleeding of Kansas
The bleeding of Kansas was caused by the Kansas-Nebraska act. Which was to help determine of the territory of Kansas was going to be free or allow slavery. It was a practice of sovereignty. This is also known as the border war. This is one of the main events that led up ti the civil war. -
Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired as a result of the Mexican War (1846-48). Pennsylvania Congressman David Wilmot proposed his amendment to the bill. Although the measure was blocked in the southern-dominated Senate, it enflamed the growing controversy over slavery, and its underlying principle helped bring about the formation of the Republican Party in 1854.
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Which one will be the new leader ?
There were seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. They were fighting to see who would become president. The debates topics were slavery. Lincoln was against slavery and Douglas was all for the slavery. Lincoln was a Democrat and Douglas was a republican. -
Secession of Southern states
during the election of 1860, 11 southern states seceded from the Union and were convinced their way of life was better. the 7 southern states in the deep south (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas) seceded from the Union later in the months to come and the war was started. -
The Election of 1860
The election of 1860 was between Lincoln and Douglas. They were debating between expanding slavery. Abraham Lincoln was voted the new president of the united states of America. Slavery never expanded and it was never allowed again thanks to Abraham Lincoln. -
Fort Sumter is fired upon
Early morning of April 12,1861, confederate guns fired by the harbor and fired on fort Sumter. At 2:30 pm of the 13th, Major Robert Anderson had commanded the Union troops at the fort but was defeated and evacuated the fort the next day. The union is unable to recapture the fort for about 4 years. https://www.civilwar.org/learn/civil-war/battles/fort-sumter
