Mid term timeline

Plantations dominated southern agriculture. This lasted till the begining of the Civil War.

a group put together to protect the rights of colonist.

Indigo was very valuable because it was a good dye and rice was a very crucial British crop because it was a big part of history.

The revolutionary war was a war when the the Americans fought the British for freedom.

a declaration that was written by Thomas Jefferson saying that the 13 colonies are free from Britain.

When the legislature named itself the general assembly of the state of South Carolina. It was Written so we could have our own rules and serve our Government.

The first constitution of the United States It so states had no control over themselves.

Major win for British in the Revolutionary War it ledd to the capture of Charleston.

A decisive battle in American history that was an American victory.

Last major battle of South Carolina, where America regained South Carolina.

When the northern and southern states decided that 3/5 of the slave population would be kept for representation. Representation for taxes.

when tax imports were aloud and exports were not.

A group of laws made by the government.

an argument that was between the smaller states and was a part of the legislative structure.

Invented by Eli Whitney. Removed all sharp seeds from cotton. Helped a lot of slaves.

The slaves and owners would take the picked cotton to the market. The could trade it for many other supllies, and money

the people were not allowed tax goods exports.

when the war was carried over and the US took on the most powerful navy world wide.

Would have been the largest slave rebellion. Denmark Vessey, the leader, was freed and then later decided to lead this rebellion. The word of the rebellion spread and him and fellow leaders were executed.

A tariff created to help increase the price of cloth. Making newly cotton prices lower, and the south losing money and the north gaining money.

Began to end slavery, and all racial discrimination and segregation. Led up to the Civil War.

Created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. Purpose was to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1850 and let the settlers choose whether they would like slavery or not.

It was illegal for the federal government decide whether slavery was legal or not in some states. It was also to address that African Americans could not be citizens.

Abraham Lincoln was elected. Southern states angered, because they might lose their slaves or their rights over their slaves

The war was fought between the North and South and they had seceded. Bloodiest war. North won, south regoined nation and slavery was abolished.

Southern states seceded from the Union. Didn’t like Lincoln, or his decisions about slavery. Eventually came back as one nation again.

The battle that started the American Civil War. A big station of the war, and is still visited today.

A battle fought from water to land. North won – Port Royal captured.

People who agreed with the secession of the south and north.

A general in the Civil War. Took on “total war” against the Confederate States.

A slave who freed himself, his family, his friends and their families. As a ship captain, he took a confederate ship and sailed across the confederate blockade into freedom.

A war tactic created by William T. Sherman. To tell the confederate states how long the war would last, to bore them and make them lose interest to shorten the war.

Happened 5 days after the south had surrendered to the north. Lincoln was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth, a southerner in a theater during a play.