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The Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin was invented on March 14, 1794 by Eli Whitney. It was not until 1807 that the patent was verified. This Cotton Gin was made in the United States, as it was popular in the south. This helped reduce the labor required, and it greatly increased the amount of work done as a result of this invention. However, slavery issue had risen as an issue later on, since more labot workers were needed (since cotton was a more expanding export). -
Embargo Act of 1807
The Embargo Act of 1807 was a general embargo (simply a ban) enacted by the United States Congress against Great Britain and France during the Napoleonic Wars. It was a law passed by the United State Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson. There were sustained economic effects as a result of smuggling and other protests to this act. -
Missouri compromise
Agreement passed by Henry Clay for the restriction of slavery in the Louisiana Territories, also in Westen Territories. In order to maintain the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, this compromise was made and successful. Eventually in the far future, slavery would be a thing of the past. -
Tariff of abominations
Originally known as "Tariff of 1828" but titled "Tariff of Abominations" by Southerners who were inconvienced by the act. Congress Passed the tariff to tax imported goods in northern states.
*english language gets the best of politicans -
Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion
Nat Turner, a former slave led one of the bloodiest and most effective slave rebellions in American History. Accompinied by 16 over slaves, Turner killed over 60 white Men, Women and children. As a result he was captured and executed, and many Southern states placed tighter restrictions on the blacks. This could have been potentially a framework for ruther breaking slavery into nonexistence. -
Nullification crisis
South Carolina was one of many states that did not agree with the Tariff of 1828. As a result, former South Carlolinian and U.S. vice president John C. Calhoun, wrote a what was known as "The South Carolina Exposition". -
Texas Annexation
1835 was the year the United States incorperated the Republic of Texas as a part of America. It was now considered America's 28th state. resident of the United States. John Tyler, independently pursued the annexation of Texas in a bid to gain a base of popularity in his second term election. -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 consisted of four bills designed to keep peace between the North and South. The Compromise unified the southern states and brought the need of pushing slavery into the new territories. This need caused the Compromise, but because of the four bills, as a whole it was not passed. Separately, though, the bills were passed. As a result, disrupt from the South and North debating over the bills became prominent, and caused many arguments between southerners and northerners. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
An African American Woman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, began writing a slavery based novel in the city of Brunsick, Maine. It was published in 1852. This created internal revolts and was selling at a rapid rate only because of anti-Tom protesters bought it to incinerate it. -
Nativist Movement -> Know Nothing Party
From 1854 to 1855, the nativist movement surfaced as a major political force, the American party. Navists displayed extreme hostility towards immigrants, especially Irish immigrants. Much of the party came from previous Whigs looking for a new place to start, but also attracted some ex-Democrats. Many people joined the party simply because they wanted to vote against the Democratic Party, however. The party went virtually nowhere though, and as quickly as it formed, it vanished. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
This act was proposed and passed by Stephen Douglas of Illinois.
The idea of popular sovereignty emerged and was used to determine whether the states would be slave or free.
Both wanted to become states, but they couldn’t decide on whether to allow slavery. Also, these states needed to become states to build the transcontinental railroad.
A small civil war started called bleeding Kansas, where pro-slavery groups fought abolitionists. -
Bleeding Kansas
Jhn Brown and a number of abolitionists led this violent event in Kansas because of the issue of slavery.
Ths document could be used to prove that the north and south became further divided after the incident. Also, this event made the north look more evil to the south.
The issues concerning the Kansas-Nebraska act, whether Kansas would become a free or slave state.
Kansas failed to become a free state until after the civil war
To be honest, slavery shouldn't exist for lazy bums. -
Ostend Manifesto
The Ostend Manifesto was written by American officials in Ostend, Belgium, and it urged the acquisition of Cuba by any means necessary. The Manifesto became public during the confusion of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and Northerners who were convinced slavery was trying to be extended in the new territories were enraged to discover the dream of a “Caribbean slave empire”. These protests led by the Northerners forced Pierce, a writer of the Manifesto, to abandon the scheme. -
Lecompton Constitution
The Lecompton constitution was the state constitution of Kansas when it was seeking admission into the Union. The constitution was not immediately ratified by the Union, but was instead bitterly debated by the North and South. Ultimately, the constitution was overwhelmingly rejected because of the slavery issue, and its obvious perversion of popular sovereignty. Because of the constitution, Stephen A. Douglas’, an anti-Lecompton supporter, hopes of a unified Democratic Party were demolished. -
Dredd Scott case
Written by Roger Taney
...In 1857
The document was said by Judge Taney, during a case in which a slave wished to keep his freedom, but Taney ultimately ruled against him, showing much racism towards blacks.
The document shows conflict between the white population and the slave and free blacks, as Taney ruled the case based almost entirely on race and bias towards the north.
Racsim, Black Codes, corrupt government, and deeper North-South divide, key issue on the Republican platform -
John Brown's rage
In efforts to create a slave revolt , John Brown, an abolitionist, among some of his supporters headed with determination into Harpers Ferry. His movement was successful until he became captured by Colonel Robert E. Lee, and put on trial. -
Election of 1860
Presidential Election between Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, in the north and John Bell, a Democrat, in the south. There were two other minor candidates. As his strategy, Abe Lincoln wanted to win the northern and western states.
It could be used to prove that the Republicans regained control politically after a large number of Democratic Presidents. Also, Lincoln was to win over the northern and southern states using his political platform. -
Seceding from the Union
-Written by a Charleston journalist
In 1860
The document was created to announce the south’s declaration of secession and the breaking of the Union, started by South Carolina.
It shows the height of tensions between the north and south leading up to the Civil War, as the south claims that it has completely broken from the Union, an obvious conflict
Rebellion and upset in the South, and eventually led to the Civil War.
