Road to the civil war By boeschensteinm19 Mar 12, 1777 vermont abolishes slavery Mar 29, 1787 making the constitution Mar 31, 1787 the constitutional convention decided to not talk about slavery for another 20 yrs Mar 2, 1789 the cotton gin Jan 4, 1812 war of 1812 Mar 31, 1830 underground railroad Mar 31, 1831 nat turner the escaped slave that set up attacks bc he said that he ws the chosen one from god Mar 10, 1845 annexation of texas Mar 20, 1849 Americans win the mexican american war and gain cali Apr 17, 1854 kansas nebraska act