Haitian Revolt

Haitian Revolt

1. The Second Great Awakening

   • The Us Constitution
     • 1788
       • Prime law of the USA. States Basic Fundamental rights of citizens
   • 1790-1820
     • Religious Protestant Rejuvenation during the early 19th century.

2. Ely Whitney's cotton gin

   • Cotton Revolution
     • End of the International slave trade
       • Missouri Crisis
         • Vesey Revolt
           • Nat Turner Rebellion
             • Mexican-American War
               • Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
                 • Uncle Tom's Cabin
                   • Kansas-Nebraska Act
                     • Dred Scott case
                       • Harper's Ferry raid
                         • Election of Abraham Lincoln
                           • Attack on Fort Sumter
                             • 1861
                               • Caused by the election of Abraham Lincoln. Where the south, convinced Lincoln was going to end slavery, decided to attack and kickstart the civil war.
                           • 1860
                             • The presidential election of Abraham Lincoln, who ran on a political platform designated against the expansion of slavery. Lincoln won and was the incitement factor of the civil war.
                         • 1859
                           • Assault led by abolitionist John Brown with a gang of other abolitionists on the federal armory in Harper's Ferry, VA.
                       • 1857
                         • A court case where an enslaved African American man, by the name of Dred Scott, fought for his freedom. Unsuccessful, but otherwise empowering.
                     • 1854
                       • Created the territories, Nebraska and Kansas. Created a driving divide between the nation and heightened tensions to the point where the civil war was much more ascertainable
                   • 1852
                     • An anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe which had an amazing effect on attitudes towards African Americans and slavery as a whole.
                 • 1850
                   • Required the United States government to assist owners in recapturing their runaway slaves
               • 1846-1848
                 • A heavily armed conflict between Mexico and the USA because of westward expansion and the USA's refusal to give into Mexico's expectations
             • 1831
               • Slave rebellion led by religiously enlightened Nat Turner and killed 55-65
           • 1822
             • A major potential slave rebellion planned by Denmark Vesey in 1822
         • 1819
           • Sectional and political rivals caused by Missouri's appliance as a slave state. Solved by the Missouri Compromise in 1820.
       • 1807
         • Made Slave transportation to the USA and any british colony illegal
     • 1800s
       • A time of stress, capitalism, and competition. Farmers would end up bankrupt because of the insistent onslaught of rivals.
   • 1793
     • Machine invented to make cleaning cotton of its seeds easier and faster.

3. 1791-1804

   • Series of conflicts between Haitian Slaves, colonists, French and British armies. Haitians were successful and gained independence from France.