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Cotton gin invented
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin -
Tariff of 1828
The tariff of abominations is created to help protect industry in the north -
Tariff of 1832
created to help south after tariff of 1832 -
Nullification crisis starts
south passes legislation to negate the past two tariffs -
Tariff of 1857
This tariff made a new low tariff rate of 17%. The north did not like this -
South Carolina seceds
South Carolina is the first state to seced -
Civil War begins
This is the beginning of the civil war -
End of war
This is end of the civil war
