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a machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly removed seeds from cotton fibers.

Cotton Gin

compromise between the North and South that allowed California to enter the union in exchange for the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.

Compromise of 1850

Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States

Dred Scot Case(1857)

election where Abraham Lincoln defeated three opponents to win the presidency; upon Lincoln's election, Southern states seceded from the Union.

Election of 1860

states where slavery was not legal

Free States

act that required runaway slaves to be returned to their masters if caught anywhere in the United States

Fugitive Slave Act (1850)

position supported by several prominent Georgia politicians who supported the Compromise of 1850

Georgia Platform

the 16th president of the United States, Lincoln preserved the Union during the U.S. Civil War and brought about the emancipation of slaves

Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)

a compromise that brought Missouri into the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state; in addition, Congress banned slavery north of the 36°20' line of latitude

Missouri Compromise (1820)

the act of making legally null and void

Nullification nv

the act of separating from a nation or state and becoming independent; the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, led to the Civil Wari

Secession

states where slavery was legal

involuntary servitude of African-Americans or Black's in the United States from 1619-1865

the belief that a states sovereignty is more important than that of the national government

important Georgia politician who was a U.S. Senator, Georgia Governor, and Vice-President of the Confederate Sates of America (C.S.A.)

national political party originally formed in opposition to Andrew Jackson's politics; influential second party in Georgia until the Civil War.