Vincent, week 13 assignment 2

US Constitution (1787)

Separation of Powers

Federal and State divided

Second Great Awakening (1790)

Led to reform movements to focus on injustices and alleviate suffering

Haitian revolt (August 21, 1791-Jan. 1, 1804)

Largest slave rebellion and the most successful because it eventually ended slavery and french control over the colony

Ely Whitney's cotton gin (1793)

A machine that made picking cotton easier by removing the seeds from it and work became quicker

End of International slave trade (March 1807)

Congress passed a law that prohibited the exchange of slaves

Missouri Crisis (1819)

Congress made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state to make a balance between free and slave states.

Cotton Revolution (1820)

a time of capitalism, panic, stress, and competition.

Vesey Revolt (June 1822)

A revolt in which angry male african americans crushed their African Church

Nat Turner rebellion (1831)

A rebellion led by Nat Turner with the help of other African Americans that killed up to 65 white people.

Mexican American War (1846-1848)

War between Mexico and American over Texas and ended at Nueces River.

Fugitive Slave Act (1850)

Federal law that required run away slaves to be returned

Uncle Tom's Cabin (March 1852)

Anti-slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe and it was said to have “laid the groundwork for the civil war.”

Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)

Allowed the residence of the territory to decide whether they wanted to be a slave or free state instead of letting the government decide for them.

Dred Scott case (March 1857)

Blacks weren't considered citizens!

Harper's Ferry raid (Oct. 16, 1859-Oct., 18, 1859)

John Browns started an armed slave revolt at Harper’s Ferry.

Election of Abraham Lincoln (Nov. 1860)

Abraham was elected President over Douglas who was the northern fraction.

Attack on Fort Sumter (April 12, 1861-April 13, 1861)

First battle of the civil war which signaled war