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Jan 1, 1222
bleeding-summer event
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invention of cotton gin
In 1794, U.S. inventor Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri late in 1819 as a state in which slavery would be permitted. the United States contained twenty-two states, evenly divided between slave and free -
underground railroad
The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses in the United States during the early-to-mid 19th century, and used by African-American slaves to escape into freedom.
