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Non-slave states had to help in the returning of escaped slaves.
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The cotton gin was invented in 1794 by Eli Whitney
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Failed to gain control of the main road of Richmond Prosser's and 25 other slaves were executed
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Several hundred, poorly armed, slaves march on
New Orleans. More than 60 slaves died and the leaders of it got there heads stuck on poles. -
Led a small group of followers, killed his owner, and killed 60 more white people the next 2 days
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Ruffin reformed farmers to plow deeper furrows, rotate crops and to upgrade their breeding stock.
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slave population makes up only half of the total percent it used to.And most small farmers didn't care about slavery