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Invention of the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney created the cotton gin to remove seeds from cotton fibers. The cotton gin made little money until it increased the work of slavery. Cotton Gin -
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The Underground Railroad
The Underground railroad was a series of secret routes to safehouses used by the 19th century slaves. These helped the slaves escape to Canada and other places -
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Congress was granting Missouri's request to be in our country. It also passed an ammendment that drew the lines across Louisiana territory, establishing a boundary for free and slave regions. -
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The Liberator is Published
The Liberator was an abolitionist news paper that was written and published by William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp. Three-quarters of their subscribers were African Americans in 1834. -
Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was a doccument designed to prohibit slavery in the land that was gained by the end of the Mexican War. Wilmot Proviso -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 were 5 separate bills passed by the US Congress in September of 1850. This made conflict between slave and free states regarding territories. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published
Uncle Tom's Cabin is a novel that was written in protest to show what the real life of the slaves was. It portrayed an African American Slave and his life in captivity, describing his horrible living conditions. This book is regarded as one of the major causes of the civil war. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas is a term to describe a period of violence when Kansas was settling as a territory. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act was passed by the US Congress on May 30th, 1854. This made Kansas and Nebraska be able to decide anti-slavery or pro-slavery. Kansas-Nebraska Act -
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
These debates were known as the Great Debates of 1858. They were a long series of 7 debates between President Lincoln and Senator Steven Douglas. Lincoln and Douglas were trying to get their perspective parties to win control of Illinois. Although Illinois was free, it debated because slavery in the US was present. -
The Election of 1860
This was a presidential election in which republican Lincoln defeated democrat John Breckinridge, Steven Douglas, and John Bell. Election of 1860 -
Secession of the Southern States
Before the Civil War, the US was split between North and South territories. Issues that went on were disagreements over tariffs, but overall it had to do with the disagreement on slavery, which was legal in the south, but banned in the north. The Southerners feared it would be soon when the addition of a new non slave-holding states would take away their slave rights.
