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Cotton Gin
[www.history.com/topics/inventions/cotton-gin-and-eli-whitney](http:www.timetoast.com)Eli Whitney created a machine that could make creating cotton easier but also made a slavery more popular because they needed slaves to create it for them. This invention basically created the American Civil War. -
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Missouri Compromise
Missouri{http://www.history.com/topics/missouri-compromise} wanted to become a slave state which caused tension between the anti-slavery and pro-slavery. Congress decided to make Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state and they drew an imaginary line between the two. -
The Liberator
William Lloyd Garrison created The Liberator. Garrison became a leader of an anti-slavery movement. Thousands of individuals all around the world have heard of his book or read it. He became hated and loved by all Americans. The Liberator would have never been successful if free blacks didn't subscribe. They made up 75% of his readers. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat was a black American slave who led the only effective, sustained slave rebellion in U.S. history. Nat and six other slaves killed the Travis family, his was sold to them, and secured arms and horses. 75 other slaves joined him which led to the murder of 51 whites. He hid for six weeks but was caught and hung in Virginia with 16 of his followers. This sparked fear in the hearts of white people. It also caused laws for slaves to be more harsh and owners to be even crueler to the slaves. -
Underground Railroad
[http://www.civil-conflict.org/civil-war-history/causes-of-the-civil-war.htm] The Underground Railroad was a secret passage that slaves could travel, being lead by Harriet Tubman, so that they could escape to freedom. -
Compromise of 1850
[http://www.history.com/topics/compromise-of-1850] The compromise was a big change of the U.S.. California became a free state, slave trade in Washington D.C. ended, a fugitive slave law was made, slavery in Utah and New Mexico was decided by sovereigntry, and a boarder was created New Mexico and Texas. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
[www.historynet.com/uncle-toms-cabin]This is a book about the issue of slavery. This book caused America's young men to slaughter each other in an outrageous numbers to preserve or destroy a certain institution. -
Wilmot Proviso
[www.history.com/topics/wilmot-proviso] This was created to stop slavery in the land acquired because of the Mexican War. He then went on to believe that slavery should be banned in the territory gained by Spain. Which was rejected by Senate. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a period of violence during the settlement of Kansas territory. There were two rival governments. One was backed by pro-slavery and the other was backed by anti-slavery. One day ruffians looted Lawrence, a free state, which led to John Brown orchestrating the murder of five pro-slavery settlers. The increased violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery. -
Dred Scott Decision
. Five of the nine justices were from the South while another, Robert Grier of Pennsylvania, was staunchly pro-slavery. Chief Justice Roger B. Taney wrote the majority decision, which was issued on March 6, 1857. The court held that Scott was not free based on his residence in either Illinois or Wisconsin becausehe was not considered a person under the U.S. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
[www.nps.gov/liho/learn/historyculture/debate1.htm] At the first Lincoln and Douglas debate, Douglas charged Lincoln for trying to abolitionist the Whig and Democratic Parties. Lincoln was taking sides of the common enemy in the Mexican War and Douglas said Lincoln wanted to make Illinois a "free negro colony". -
Secession of Southern States
The Union was divided on geographic lines. Twenty-one northern and border states retained the style and name of the United States while eleven slave states became known as the Confederate States of America.
