The Civil War

Cotton gin invented

Mar 14, 1794

Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin

Tariff of 1828

May 18, 1828

The tariff of abominations is created to help protect industry in the north

Tariff of 1832

Jul 14, 1832

created to help south after tariff of 1832

Nullification crisis starts

Nov 24, 1832

south passes legislation to negate the past two tariffs

Tariff of 1857

Jan 15, 1857

This tariff made a new low tariff rate of 17%. The north did not like this

South Carolina seceds

Dec 20, 1860

South Carolina is the first state to seced

Civil War begins

Apr 12, 1861

This is the beginning of the civil war

End of war

Apr 12, 1865

This is end of the civil war