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Mum Bet
In Massachusetts, a woman named Mum Bett sued for her freedom and won, leading to the abolition of slavery in the state. -
⅗ Compromise
3 out of 5 black people are considered as a state's population. -
Northwest Ordinance
For a territory to be a state they need at least a population of 60,000. -
Creation of the Cotton Gin
Makes separating cotton and cotton seeds easier. -
American Industrial Revolution
Americans started to Mass produce . -
Second Great Awakening
Religion becomes more present . -
Louisiana Purchase
The US buys the Louisiana territory for 15 million from Napoleon. -
Missouri Compromise
No new state can have slavery below Missouri. -
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
A violent slave uprising in Virginia led by Nat Turner, resulting in the deaths of approximately 60 white individuals. -
Mexican-American War
The US and Mexico go to war. -
Frederick Douglass gives July 4th Speech
Douglass delivered a speech highlighting the hypocrisy of celebrating freedom while enslaving millions. -
Compromise of 1850
California would be a state and slave sympathizing laws would be passed. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
They were allowed to vote on the issue of slavery. -
California Gold Rush
Many people head to California in search for gold. -
Attack on Charles Sumner
Senator Charles Sumner was physically assaulted on the Senate floor by Representative Preston Brooks after delivering an anti-slavery speech. -
Dred Scott v Sanford
Supreme Court decision stating that African Americans were not citizens and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories. -
“Bleeding Kansas”
Many people went into the Kansas territory to vote in their favor. -
Raid on Harpers Ferry
Abolitionist John Brown led an armed raid on a federal arsenal in Virginia, aiming to incite a slave revolt. -
Election of 1860
Lincoln becomes the 16 president -
Southern Secession
Many states starting with South Carolina state to secede. -
Shots fired at Ft. Sumter
This was the official start of the fighting in the American Civil War. Union troops (Northern troops) stationed at Fort. Sumter in South Carolina were attacked by the South Carolina militia. Union lost and surrendered the fort to the Confederate militia.