Road to the Civil War By lebarone18 Jan 1, 1619 First slaves in 13 Colonies What: First African slaves captured and brought to the new land Why: Start of Southern economy's need for slavery Apr 4, 1793 Cotton Gin Invented Apr 4, 1820 Missouri Copromise Apr 4, 1831 Turner Trial Apr 4, 1831 Nat Turner kills 57 white men, women, and children in their sleep to make a statement against slavery Aug 8, 1846 Wilmot Proviso passed in Congress Aug 9, 1848 Free-Soilers are founded Apr 5, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Mar 20, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin is published Apr 6, 1852 Kansas-Nebraska Act Apr 6, 1854 John Browns raid Apr 6, 1856 Dred Scott Case Apr 4, 1860 Height of Slavery in USA