Road to secession

  • Arrival of african slaves

    Arrival of african slaves

    Commander Capt Jope brought around 20 African slaves to point comfort. The slaves were sold for food along with supplies to help colonies grow. This began to grow, with many other countries taking African and would bring them back to their land to sell on the market.
  • Invention of the Cotton Gin, 1793

    Invention of the Cotton Gin, 1793

    The invention of the cotton gin was very eventful. It allowed the struggles of picking cotton to be gone. It made picking cotton very easy because it would remove the fibers to be separated by machine rather than hand.
  • Ratification of the constitutuion

    Ratification of the constitutuion

    The ratification of the Constitution was the document of what to do involving slavery and how the states would react to it.
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    The market revolution

    The market revolution was the time when trade and market sales were rising, and there was an all-time high. People were working in factories a lot more as well.
  • Louisiana Purchase, 1803

    Louisiana Purchase, 1803

    The Louisiana Purchase was when the united states signed a deal and bought a lot of land for 15 million dollars to help grow America.
  • Missouri Compromise, 1820

    Missouri Compromise, 1820

    The Missouri Compromise was the compromise of separating the non-slave and slave states. The United States wanted to keep the states balanced.
  • Nat Turner’s Rebellion, 1831

    Nat Turner’s Rebellion, 1831

    Nat Turner's rebellion was the rebellion where he took many slaves and went on a revolt killing many white people including women, kids, and families. They were eventually caught and killed
  • Nullification Crisis, 1832-1833

    Nullification Crisis, 1832-1833

    Nulfication act was the act of when south Carolina was gong against the us govenerment but they later surrendered and signed the act.
  • The Rise of the American Abolitionist Movement, 1830s

    The Rise of the American Abolitionist Movement, 1830s

    It was after the civil war many people rallied together to rejoice for the freedom of slaves.
  • Mexican-American War, 1846-1848

    Mexican-American War, 1846-1848

    This was the first war that was fought in a foreign country. The war was long hard and very crucial. The Mexican side eventually surrendered because American forces captured a Mexican city.
  • The Wilmot Proviso, 1846-1850

    The Wilmot Proviso, 1846-1850

    This was the want that Wilmont Proviso tried to ban slavery in any place that could be involved with Mexico. It failed ad it did not work.