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Black people were put into slave work. They weren't payed for their actions and owned by usually white men. This is a key event because slavery is one of the main reasons for the Civil War.

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The Revolutionary War ends and the Americans beat Great Britian. The U.S acguires the land west from the Appalachian Mountains. This is a key event because US finally became free from Great Britian.

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In 1787, the Northwest Ordiance proposed that 3-5 new states would be created in the Northwest Territory. These new states would not allow slavery. Southerns agreed because they thought these new states would be populated by mostly settlers from the South. This is a key event because it made it so no states in the Northwest Territory could be slave states.

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The 3/5 Compromise made it so black people would count as 3/5 of a person. While a white person made up 5/5 of a person, black people counted as "3/5" of a person in the government. Although black slaves were now counted in population, it still made the tensions grow between Southerns and Northerns.

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This new invention greatly increased the rate cotton was produced. It skyrocketed the production of cotton. The profit made from this so much that people started buying more slaves. This is a key event because the cotton gin led to more and more slaves being put into slave work.

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1803 - Thomas Jefferson buys the Louisiana Territory

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1803 - Thomas Jefferson buys the Louisiana Territory

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Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory for France for 15 million dollars. It was one of the greatest thing for the U.S even though it was controversial because it doubled the U.S. This event lead to the Civil War because most of the states North of Missouri was anti-slavery and the South was pro-slavery.

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1804 - Lewis and Clark Expedition begins

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1804 - Lewis and Clark Expedition begins

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The Lewis and Clark expedition took place in 1804. The purpose of this expedition was to map the new territory that Thomas Jefferson just bought, establish friendly trade relationships with natives, and search for a water way to connect to the Pacific Ocean. This is a key event because it led to the expansion of the U.S which expanded slavery.

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1805  - The Corps of Discovery meet Sacagawea

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1805  - The Corps of Discovery meet Sacagawea

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Sacagawea is a bilingual Shoshone woman. Her biggest significance in the expedition was her calming persence on Native Americans. This is a key event in the 19th century because it led to the Corps of Discovery being able to explore father west and set up friendly relationships with Natives.

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Do to the Slave Cause, Congress couldn't ban the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade until 1807. In January 1807, there were over 4 million enslaved people in the South and some Southern congressmen agreed with the North to abolish the slave trade. It became effective January 1, 1808. This is a key event because it made it so no more slaves could be brought from Africa to the U.S and used as slaves.

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1808 - The Slave Insurrection Clause is passed

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1808 - The Slave Insurrection Clause is passed

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In 1808, Thomas Jefferson passed this clause. This clause made it so that Executive has the power to supress all riots and insurrections to maintain law and order. This gave the South a lot more power since the North didn't own slaves there weren't many riots unlike the South were slaves were trying to fight back to gain freedom.

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Congress establish a boundary seperating the South who believed in slavery and the North who believed slavery was wrong. This lead to the massacre known as Bleeding Kansas.

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In 1848, the U.S. wanted to buy California and New Mexico but Mexico refused to sell it to them. Mexico and the U.S. then went into a war over this land which the U.S. won. This lead to the Civil War because the U.S. was expanding, and while one group wanted these new states to be slave states, others did not which only made the conflict between the two a lot worse

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The Missouri Compromise stopped the debate in congress for awhile, but the nation was still in a deep hole over slavery. While Northerns wanted new territories should be decided by popular sovereignty, Southerns believed all of the Mexican Cession should be open to slavery and that the Missouri Compromise line should be extended to the Pacific Ocean. This is a key event because it created tension between pro and anti-slavery settlers.

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The Fugitive Slave Act is the act that provides that fugitives slaves that went to the North are to be returned back by their owners in the South. This lead to the Civil War because it made people have to decide if they were pro or anti-slavery.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin is a fictional book about slavery. The book showed Northerns of the horrors of slavery while the Southerns protested that it is slanderous. This is a key event because it made people who weren't phased by slavery see what really goes on.

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In 1853, the U.S. needed room to build a railroad so they bought the territory. It created a path for the Transcontiental railroad to reach the southern part of the U.S. This is a key event because it intensified the conflict of slavery.

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In 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas proposed dividing the land into to areas, Nebraska and Kansas. He wanted this land so the Transcontinental Railroad could pass through but it was a bleeding ground for violence. Two governments were created, one was pro-slavery while the other was anti-slavery. This is significant because it showed how much each group believed that what they thought was correct. It led to the Civil War because Northerns and Southerns started to dislike each party more and more.

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In 1855, Kansas became a bleeding ground for political violence. Northerns had riots and fights against Southerns of the idea over slavery. A anti-slavery town was looted and burnt down by pro-slavery settlers. 5 pro-slavery men were also taken from their beds by Northerns and killed with swords. This lead up to the Civil War because people started to get really violent and killing opposing parties.

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1856 - Charlie Sumner is attacked by  Preston Brooks on the Senate Floor

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1856 - Charlie Sumner is attacked by  Preston Brooks on the Senate Floor

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An abolitionist Senator from Massachusetts gave a speech called, "The Crime against Kansas," when he was attacked by a representative, Preston Brooks. Two days after this took place, Brooks took his cane and beat Sumner until his cane broke. Sumner was left with life-long injuries. This is an important event because it showed how much people believed in slavery and how much people believed against it.

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In 1860, the 13th president is elected, Abraham Lincoln. He sevred 1 term. This is important because he was one of the main reasons the Civil War started. He was anti-slavery and southerns were scared he would ban slavery