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Cotton Gin
The first cotton gin was created by Eli Whithey in 1794, also led to the growth of slavery in the Amerocan South -
The Embargo Act of 1807
The Embargo Act was general Embargo that made any and all exports from the United State illegal. Goal was to force Britain and France to respect American rights during the napoleonic wars. -
Tariff of abomination 1832
The major goal of the tariff was to protect industries in the northern United States which were being driven out of business by low priced imported goods by taxing them. -
The compromise of 1850
Should the land from the Mexican american,American war be slave or free.
-Califoria became a free state and had plenty of gold being discovered
-new mexico and Utah had the choice of beoming either slave or non-slave states. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel helped lay the groundwork for the civil war. -
Bleeding kansas
Bleeding Kansas started just as a measly voen to see if Kansas would be a free or a slave state, but then everyone fled to kansas trying to push the vote for there side but like all great arguements there's blood. Both sides were mad at the other because they were'nt on the same side. -
Kansas Nebraska act
This gave the people a vote on weather or not there going to be a free or a slave state. This also led to the events of the almighty bleeding Kansas. -
Dred Scott Case
A black man was brought across the line into a free teritory and the black man said that he was free but when he went to court he was considered property so he couldn't sue. -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown led a small army of 18 men into the small town of Harper's Ferry, Virginia. His plan was to instigate a major slave rebellion in the South. -
The Election of 1860
The Presidential elecion was upon us and Lincoln was against Stephen Douglass who suported popular soviergnty which most southern states loved but Licoln won anyways with his ideas of having a united nation that was free. -
SC secedes
South Carolina was extemly dissatisfied by Lincoln winning the election so much that they decided to say screw you and secede from the U.s
