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1787—— Constitution Was Signed 1800 ---- Cotton Gin becomes huge 1831—— Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion 1850—— Fugitive Sla

Steps to War Timeline. 1787—— Constitution Was Signed 1800 ---- Cotton Gin becomes huge 1831—— Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion 1850—— Fugitive Slave Laws 1852—— Uncle Tom’s Cabin Was Written 1853—— Pro-Slavery Papers 1854—— Kansas/Nebraska Act 1858—— Lincoln/Douglas Debates

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1787—— Constitution Was Signed 1800 ---- Cotton Gin becomes huge 1831—— Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion 1850—— Fugitive Sla

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  1. Steps to War Timeline 1787—— Constitution Was Signed 1800 ---- Cotton Gin becomes huge 1831—— Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion 1850—— Fugitive Slave Laws 1852—— Uncle Tom’s Cabin Was Written 1853—— Pro-Slavery Papers 1854—— Kansas/Nebraska Act 1858—— Lincoln/Douglas Debates 1859—— John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry 1860—— Lincoln Elected President (November) 1860——South Carolina Secedes from the Union (December 20)

  2. While Experts argue… • Abolition • States Rights • Economics • All Agree: • No Slavery means No War!!

  3. Constitution Allows Slavery 1787 This was necessary! • Slavery kept the country together • But since it exists there will always be problems…how to resolve it.

  4. Eli Whitney • Creates Cotton Gin to help process of deseeding cotton • Increases the yield of cotton almost 1000 times • Some southern states were considering getting rid of slavery…not now!

  5. VA SC

  6. Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion • Nat Turner, genius, preacher • Leads a rebellion …60+ white slave owners and family’s die. • Rebellion is quickly crushed • Scares the bejesus out of the south. No way will the south willingly give up slavery now!

  7. Fugitive Slave Laws • Slaves were not Human • Slaves were property • Stolen Property is returned…from anywhere • Except for Canada

  8. Uncle Toms Cabin – Harriet Beecher Stowe • 300,000 copies sold • Huge Abolitionist Reaction in North • Pro Slavery Papers are written to counter the UTC fever • defend slavery • Claim slavery is good for economy • Good for slaves as well “So this is the Little lady who made the big war?”Abraham Lincoln upon meeting Harriet Beecher Stowe

  9. Bleeding Kansas Kansas will be a new state….the people will decide if Kansas will be slave or not slave. Thousands will move to Kansas to protect their opinion  Violence Erupts!

  10. John Brown and the Jayhawkers in Bleeding Kansas John Brown: huge abolitionist extremist The violence in Kansas leaves 400 dead Kansas is a Free state Not the Last we will hear of Brown!

  11. V. Stephen Douglas Abraham Lincoln • Doesn’t matter • South believes Lincoln’s an abolitionist.. • If Lincoln becomes Pres..South will secede • War of words proves Lincoln hates slavery! • But he is not technically an abolitionist! Senate of Illinois Douglas wins Lincoln becomes famous

  12. Harper’s Ferry, Virginia John Brown is back Tries to start an unsuccessful slave rebellion Fuels War talks! A white Northerner comes south to start a rebellion Brown is hanged and seen as a martyr

  13. 1860, Lincoln is elected President Southern States see this as an end to their rights They start to leave the Union December 20, 1860…South Carolina Secedes

  14. SC Six other states will follow SC Seven total when Lincoln comes to power…4 more will later leave FL TX GA LA AL MS

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