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Cotton Gin
Invented by Eli Whitney. At the time cotton was the dominant crop in the South. The gin allowed the South to double it's production level. His invention helped the Southern economy by decreasing the hundreds of man hours that it took to seperate the seed from the cotton, by devising a machine to seperate the seeds. If the farmers wanted the cotton ginned for them, then it would cold them two-fifths of the cotton that they produced. Eli Whitney only made one Cotton Gin, therefore the farmers far -
Cotton Gin
away couldn't easily transport the cotton to Geogia. Which is where the gin was located. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was a Congressional Bill passed concerning the sectional balance between freed states and slave states. The other state that was involved in the bill was Maine. When Congress passed the bill, Maine was declared a freed state and Missouri was to become a slave state. At the conclusion of this Compromise, we stated that with the including of a slave/ free state, then you would have to make a state for the other side. -
Underground Railroad
The underground railroad was a series of paths that slaves could take when escaping a plantation. The underground railroad was started during George Washington's time. Washington recalls when one of his slaves ran away and was helped by a "society of Qakers, formed for such purposes." The later group of people earned the name Underground Railroad in 1831. -
Wilmont Proviso
This agreement was started by David Wilmont. This aggrement was only concerning the land won in the Mexican War. It stated that slavery and involuntary servitude should never exsist in the territory, ever. When Wilmont stated his agreement, it ultimately let to the splittin of Congress. It split the racist Congressmen from non-racist ones. -
Compromise of 1850
This compromise was given by Henry Clay. Who was a Kentuck Senator. The compromise was given in the capital shorly after the win over the Mexicans and the territory that came with the win. One issue that was at stake in this Compromise was the issue if whether the newly acquired land be slave or free or be decided over popular soverienty. The second issue was over the creation of California and whether it be slave or free and if it would disturb the Missouri Compromise.The lasnd issue was -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
This novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe was written to show her audiece how slaves were really being treated. She wanted the United States to recognize black slaves their freedom. The book was indeed a great catalyst for the start of the Civil War. In the first year of its publication, it sold over 300,000 copies in the United States. In Britian it sold over 1.5 million copies in the first year -
Caning of Charles Sumner
with a metal cane. It takes Sumner two and a half years to recover. -
Caning of Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner was a Congressman. He gave a speech that was called the "Crime Against Kansas". This speech took two days to deliver and he does it all by memory. In the speech, Sumner, singles out a specific Senator from South Carolina named Andrew Pickens Butler. Preston Brook, one of Bulters friends hears about these remarks and desides to get revenge. When Sumner was in was sitting in a meeting, Bulter came up to Sumner and made negative remarks to him while hitting him repeatedly in the head -
Dred Scott Decision
In this Supreme Court case Dred Scott was the trying to gain his freedom. He grew up a slave but later moved to a free territoty and seeked help from the Supreme Court to grant him his freedom. The verdict to the case was that blacks, free and slave could not and could never get their freedom. The Chief Justice also ruled the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional which allowed slavery in all territories of the United States. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
These series of debates between Lincoln and Doulgas was in Illinois. The Democratic leader was Stephen A. Douglas and the Republican leader was Abraham Lincoln. Many of the issues that were covered in these debates were over slavery. But on the second debate, they were both asked about there stand on slavery and Lincoln simply states that he doesnt like slavery but doesnt want it to expand anymore. But what Douglas says is important. He says: "whatever the Supreme Court may say about slavery, it -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
cannot exist anywhere unless supported by local police regulations". This is known as the Free Port Doctrine. Douglas goes on to win the Senate seat over Lincoln. -
Raid on Harpers Ferry
This raid was led by a man name John Brown. Brown was anti-slavery. He wanted to help runaway slaves make it to the North. Brown's plan was to take the arsenal at Harpers Ferry and control the Blue Ridge Mountains for slaves to come up so that they could protect the runaways. Brown brought with him 21 men; 2 of which were his own sons. During the raid, which was unsuccesful, both of his sons were killed and Brown was tried and executed. This was a strong push for the Civil War. -
Election of 1860
The main issue in the election was over slavery. The western part of the South wanted to incorporate a popular soveriegnty. Where as the rest of the South just wanted to keep slavery all together. The keeping of slavery latter became the option. The Democrats nominated Stephen Douglas. The Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln still stuck with plan to not let slavery expand. Lincoln won the election by a landslide over Douglas. -
Formation of the Confederate States of America.
tariffs and not allowing federal funding for internal improvements. -
Formation of the Confederate State of America
Seven states seceded the Union and met in February to forma new nation. This nation did not consider there acts to have been illegal, but rather a stand for freedom. This new nation also had to adopt a Constitution. This Constitution followed much of the same things listed in the Unions Constitution, but had a few changes which included: a term would last 6 years, a presidention item veto, the allowing the role of cabinet members in a congressional debates, and lastly not allowing any protective -
1st Battle of Bull Run
This battle was located near Manassas Junction. Gen. Beauregard was the Conderate in command. Gen. Irvin Mcdowell was in command of the Union forces. The Union had 20,00 men. While the Confederates had 18,00 men. The Confederates ended up winning this war with a hard fought battle. This was the first battle were the two sides actually fought each other. -
Battle of Shiloh
General Uylesses Grant was in command of the Union forces and marched his troops to Corinth, S.C. The march was right after gaining a fort. The reason for this location was to try and intercept and take over hte railway communications. General Beauregard was in command of 40,000 troops and made an attack on the Union camp were Sherman was camping before light and killed many thousand men. The Union last countless amount of lives. This led to many battle after another, when finally Union fled. -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was a garrison located in the Southern territory and South wanted control of the garrison. The Confederate commander in charge of Confederate troops was Gen. Beauregard. He insisted that Anderson, Sumter's commander, give up the fort. Anderson refuses and on April 12th at 4:30 in the morning, Confederate troops opened fire on the fort and take it over the next day. This was the begining of a civil war. -
Battle of Antietam
This batte was important for the Confederate army because they wanted to impress the European powers that they were indeed capable of winning a major and war. In other words, the South wanted Great Britian to recognize them as an independent country and help the South. This battle ended up becoming the bloodiest battle on American Soil. The Union lost 2,108 men and over 10,000 went missing. The South experienced the same drastic numbers and lost there help from any European power. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a document freeing slaves in states that rebeled against the Union. This did not, however, include the border states which were on the Union side and had slaves. Lincoln knew well that he was doing this, but did it to not let those Union states that did have slaves go against the Union. The South did not take kindly to this document and did not follow the proclamation. -
Battle of Gettysburg
General Robert E. Lee was in charge of 75,000 Confederate men. While Gen. George G. Meade was in command of 97,000 men. This war was so significant because it showed the South that they were pretty much not going to win. So in stating that I also mean to say that this was the most important war in the Civil War. -
Siege at Vicksburg
This battle was significant because it is what allowed the Union to take control of the Mississippi River. The Union already had the best Navy between the two sides. So allowed the Navy commander to travel up the Mississippi while other Union ship would come down the Mississppi River. Then the Union got to Vicksburg and opened fire and took over the biggest port in the South. This allowed the Union to split the Confederates into two sides and not let any supplies get up or down the Mississpi. -
Gettysburg Address
This address to the nation was after one of the worste battles fought on U.S. soil. Abraham Lincoln was the president at this time and gave the speech. The man that introduced Lincoln took two hours to do so. When Lincoln came up it took him less than three minutes to say his address to the nation about the battle. Lincoln new that the end of the Civil War was near and that the Union was still going to be called the United States of America. -
Election of 1864
This election is so important because throughout most of this year, Lincoln was dislike. Lincoln was mosted disliked for not being able to end the war sooner and the fact that many tens of thousands men were lost, killed, or wounded. The people also knew that Lincoln was the head of most of these plans and criticized him for going into these hard and costly battles. But Lincoln won this election and led the Union to a victory. -
Shermans March to Sea
William Tecumseh Sherman's plan to eradicate the Union was to strike into the very heart of the South. This meant to hit S.C., Georgia and N.C. When Sherman went though to Atlanta, he burned anything and everything that stood in his path. He even burned down entire cities and town. Sherman wanted the South to pay for what they had gotten the country into and wanted revenge. Southerners were outraged about what Sherman did and went after his army and killed some of his men. -
Siege of Richmond
This battle was formed in order to capture Richmond Virginia. Richmond was the capital of the Confederate Nation and the Union had tried to seize Richmond since the 1st Battle of Bull Run. This war is significant because the battle is what ends the war and the Union suceed in capturing Richmond and winning the war. Gen. Grant was in charge of these men who did so and lost many thousand completing his mission -
13th Amendment
This amendment stated that slavery or involuntary servitude could ever exsist again in the United States. The only exception was unless it was for punishment and under the jurisdiction of the courts. This amendment did not grand the right to vote for blacks. -
Freedmen's Bureau
This act was put in place to allow the transition of slaves to free to be easy. This bureau transported food and other goods to former slaves all around the world. They also gave medical aid and cared for over 1 million former slaves. To go above and beyond this agency also found jobs for these former slaves and educated them for the future. Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard was in charge of the Freedmen's Bureau. -
Appomattox Courthouse, Va
In Gen. Lee's last attempt to save the Confederates, he tried to attack a Union force and was stopped died in his tracks. He was soon surrounded on three sides and on April 9th surrendered. In this battle 700 men were killed. The Union General was Ulyesses S. Grant. This was the last battle, and the Union won the Civil War. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On this day Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back of the head. The man that shot him was a Confederate man named John Wilkes Booth. Booth was an actor in plays that went all around the South. On that night Lincoln did not have many guard and wanted to see a play with his wife at Ford's Theatre. Booth slipped by Lincolns guards and shot him in the back of the head and jumped down onto the stage and rode away on a horse. Booth was later found in a barn and burned inside the barn. -
14th Amendment
This amendment was put into place to protect and preserve the civol rights of freed slaves. No one would be able to take away there life, liberty, or property without due process of the law. Neither could you deny any person the equal protection of the law. -
15th Amendment
This amendment guarenteed black men the right to vote. This amendment did not include any women to vote. Not even freed black women. This amendment was not ratified at first by all states but the amendment went through three changes before all states agreed on the amendment. -
Election of 1876
the South. So to prevent this Republicans set up a "returning polls" to make sure that votes were accurate. Hayes won the election because of a so called "under the table deal" with the South. The South wanted all troops out of the South no just in S.C. and Louisiana. If Hayes promised to do this, then he would become President. -
Election of 1876
In this election there was much disputes and fighting among the Republican and Dermocratic party. Rumurs were being passed around that there might be another Civil War. But Grant stopped all this by strengthening the troops in Washington. The Democratic candidate was Samuel J. Tilden. The Republican candidate was Rutherford B. Hayes. Hayes's promise was to take out all federal troops out of the S.C. and Louisiana. But in the South the Ku Klux Klan stopped people from voting Repubicans in
