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Invention of the Cotton Gin
In 1794, U.S born inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber.
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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an effort by congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri late in 1819 for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted.
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Tariff of 1828 & Nullification Crisis
In November 1832 the Nullification Convention met. The convention declared that the tariff of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and unenforceable within the the state of South Carolina after February 1st 1833. They said the times to use force to collect the taxes would lead to the states succession. -
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a network of people, many African American, offering shelter and aid to escaped/escaping slaves.
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Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early-to-mid 19th century. It was used by African-American slaves to escape into free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion was a slave rebellion, that took place in Southampton County, Virginia.http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/nat-turner -
The Liberation is Published
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Wilmot Proviso
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Compromise of 1850
Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions on January 29th, 1850, in an attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South, As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published
An anti-slavery novel published by an American named, Harriet Beecher Stowe. The novel "helped lay the ground work for the slave war", according to Will Kaufman.
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas/Bloody Kansas or the Border War was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States between 1854 and 1861 involving anti-slavery :Free-Staters" and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian", or "Southern" elements in Kansas. -
Brooks-Sumner Event
The Caning of Charles Sumner, or as also called the Brooks-Sumner affair, which occurred on May 22,1856 in the U.S. Senate when Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner. He attacked him with a walking cane in retaliation for a speech given by Sumner two days before he was attacked. -
Dred Scott Decision
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates
The Lincoln-Douglas debates were a series of formal political debates between the challenger, Abraham Lincoln, and the incumbent, Stephen A. Douglas, in a campaign for one of Illinois' two United States Senate seats. Lincoln has lost the election the debates has launched him into national prominence which eventually led to his election as President of the United States. -
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry was an effort by armed abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in 1859 by taking over a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. -
Election of 1860
United States presidential election of 1860, American presidential election held on Nov. 6, 1860, in which Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, and Constitutional Union candidate John Bell.
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Secession of Southern States
The Secession of Southern States is an American Civil War. After the Civil War began in April, four slave states of the Upper South: Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina had declared their secession and joined the Confederacy. The government of the United States (the Union) rejected the claims of secession and considered the Confederacy illegitimate. -
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Secession of Southern States
The Secession of Southern States is an American Civil War. After the Civil War began in April, four slave states of the Upper South: Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina had declared their secession and joined the Confederacy. The government of the United States (the Union) rejected the claims of secession and considered the Confederacy illegitimate. -
Fort Sumter is fired upon
The talks failed to resolve tensions, forcing Beauregard to action. Early in the morning of April 12, 1861, Confederate guns around the harbor opened fire on Fort Sumter. At 2:30 pm on April 13th, Major Robert Anderson, garrison commander, surrendered the fort and was evacuated the next day.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fort-sumter-fired-upon
