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Creation of the Cotton gin
Revolutionized the harvesting of cotton. This greatly icreased the amount of cotton able to be picked and harvested. -
gabriel slave rebellion
the planned rebellion located in Virginia however slave owners became suspicious and warned the govener. the govener then raised a local militia to capture those involved -
outlaw of the African slave trade
congress outlawed the importation of slaves from Africa due the fact that the population of slaves in the south had become selfe suffecent -
American Colonization Society formed
A group of exclusively upper class white males. The society constantly presued the presedent for support. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 involving primarily the regulation of slavery in the western territories. It prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36°30. this was done to keep free and slave states equal -
Vesey slave rebellion
The plot called for Vesey and his group of slaves and free blacks to execute their enslavers and temporarily liberate the city of Charleston. Vesey and his followers planned to sail to Haiti to escape retaliation. Two slaves opposed to Vesey's scheme leaked the plot. Charleston authorities charged 131 men with conspiracy. -
Walker publishes Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World
The purpose of the document was to encourage readers to take an active role in fighting their oppression, -
Nat Turner slave rebellion
Turner started with a few trusted fellow slaves, but the insurgency ultimately numbered more than 70 enslaved and free blacks. -
publication of The Liberator begins
The publication gained subscribers and influence over the next three decades, until, after the end of the Civil War and the abolition of slavery nation-wide -
Virginia legislature debates slavery
It did not end slavery altogether, it did tighten up the restriction on what slave owners could demand of their slaves. -
British abolish slavery in the West Indies
With slaves' patience growing thin, and increased uprisings developing within the area, full emancipation became inevitable. -
American Anti-Slavery Society founded
This was an abolitionist society founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan. By 1838, the society had 1,350 local chapters with around 250,000 members. -
U.S. Post Office orders destruction of abolitionist mail
This was seen as a violation of the freedom of the press and angered many people in the United States. -
"Broadcloth Mob" attacks Garrison
Because of his radical beliefs, William Lloyd Garrison was tied up by the "Broadcloth Mob" and dragged throught the streets of Boston. -
House of Representatives passes "Gag Resolution"
The Gag Rule meant that Congress refused to hear petitions related to slavery and the slave trade, and all such petitions were tabled for about a decade. The rule or resolution was partly implemented to reduce "junk mail". Americans revolted against the Gag Resolution. -
Fredric Douglas Escaped from slavery in 1838
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Liberty party organized
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Douglass publishes Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Created an Autobiography about his life as a slave -
Annexation of Texas
The United States of America annexed the Republic of Texas and admitted it to the Union as the 28th state. -
Wilmot Proviso is introuduced
The Wilmot Proviso was a document that tried to prevent slavery from being practiced in the territory won from the Mexican War. It didn't passs inciting more debate over the issue of slavery. -
Compromise of 1850
The continuing debate whether territory gained in the Mexican War should be open to slavery is decided in the Compromise of 1850: California is admitted as a free state, Utah and New Mexico territories are left to be decided by popular sovereignty, and the slave trade in Washington, DC is prohibited. -
"Uncle Toms Cabin"
27th May, 1852 "Uncle Toms Cabin" An anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. The sentimental novel depicts the reality of slavery while also asserting that Christian love can overcome something as destructive as enslavement of fellow human beings. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas–Nebraska Act created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opening new lands for settlement, and had the effect of repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820 by allowing settlers in those territories to determine through Popular Sovereignty whether they would allow slavery within each territory. -
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
The supreme court decided that slaves were property not citizens so they had no rights -
Abraham Lincoln Elected
lincoln became the 19th presedent and almost immediatly the south seceded