Lecture Discussion 1-Civil War

By rhiwilson

  • The United States is established.

    Slavery was legal in every state.

  • North begins to abolish slavery and emancipate the enslaved people.

    Not a full emancipation, as it was gradual and was done due to a lack of need for slavery not because it was morally correct.

  • Vermont ends slavery.

    Vermont ends slavery before Pennsylvania but is not a state yet, making Pennsylvania the first state to abolish slavery.

  • Pennsylvania becomes the first state to abolish slavery.

  • Vermont becomes a state.

  • Yale graduate, Eli Whitney, patented the cotton gin.

    The cotton gin revolutionized the processing of cotton for textiles and was patented by Eli Whitney to make the lives of enslaved people easier. It is contested if he came up with the idea or if it was stolen from a woman, enslaved people, or other inventors.

  • The large divide between the North and South begins.

    Prior to 1800, the two regions shared more in common than they differed. However, after 1800 the two began to split largely due to industrialization and its consequences.

  • American doubles in size due to the Louisiana Purchase.

  • Slavery had been abolished in the North

  • The Slave Trade Act is passed.

    Banned the importation of new slaves into America to reduce competition between plantation owners and cause the enslaved people already in America to rise in price and become more valuable.

  • Missouri is organizing for statehood.

  • Tallmadge Amendment is presented and voted on.

    The Tallmadge Amendment, proposed by James Tallmadge, was voted on to decide in Missouri would have to emancipate the enslaved people if it became a state. This amendment passed in the House of Representatives and failed in the Senate.

  • Tariffs become a major dividing factor between the North and the South.

  • America was in a serious depression.

  • Henry Clay proposes the Missouri Comprise.

    Henry Clay, the Great Compromiser and Kentucky native, proposed a way to keep the number of slave states and free states even. The compromise passed and Missouri entered as a slave state while Maine entered as a free state. It also stated that no slavery would be allowed in the Louisiana Purchase above the 36°30' line.
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    Slavery still present in New York and New Jersey.

    Both states supported slavery and were the last two to abolish it, still using the gradual method. Enslaved people still remained in bondage into the 1820s, despite being in small numbers.
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    The South doesn't industrialize while the North does.

    The North industrialized, as this was a profitable method to grow its economy. The South doesn't, due to the success of the cotton gin, and this harms its economy and survival in the 1860s.

  • The American government raises the tariff from 1819 and later becomes known as the Tariff of Abomination

  • John C. Calhoun published his anonymous pamphlet.

    Calhoun was the Vice President under Andrew Jackson and looked to end the tariff with tariff reform. However, when Jackson refused to participate in the tariff reform, Calhoun published the anonymous pamphlet, titled the South Carolina Exposition and Protest.
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    An abolitionist movement takes hold in America.

    Quakers, a religious group that immigrated to America for religious tolerance, started an abolitionist movement in America. Their core beliefs were that everyone was equal. Their reach was small, however, as they were only really located in Pennslyvania and Maryland.
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    Lack of industrialization harms the South.

    The South doesn't industrialize in the 1820s, as they focused on farming which was more profitable for them. This drastically harms them during the Civil War in the 1860s as the North had industrialized well beyond what the South had.