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Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin, boosting cotton production

1793

Gabriel Prosser’s slave rebellion plot discovered in Richmond, VA

1800

During which years did millions of Americans begin migrating westward, especially to cotton-producing areas?

1800–1850.

The Creek War leads to U.S. seizure of 24 million acres and Native removal begins

1813–1814

Denmark Vesey’s planned revolt uncovered; The Citadel founded afterward

1822

By what year did the U.S. enslaved population reach about 2 million?

1830.

Nat Turner leads a violent slave rebellion in Virginia; harsher Black Codes follow

1831

In what year did Arkansas join the Union as a slave state?

1836.

Which two states were admitted to the Union as slave states in 1845?

Texas and Florida.

By 1850, which group of states eliminated property requirements for white male voters?

Most Southern states.

What was the enslaved population count in the U.S. by 1860?

About 4 million; 95% of the Black population lived in the South.

Cotton production hits 5 million bales—75% of world’s supply

1860

Southern population reaches 8 million whites, 3 million Black people

1860

1 in 3 Southerners is Black; in some states like MS and SC, Black populations outnumber whites

1860

What did the Cotton Kingdom stretch from in 1860?

From South Carolina to Texas, driven by the internal slave trade.

What percentage of the Southern population lived in urban areas by 1860?

Only 12%.

Who invented the cotton gin and increased demand for enslaved labor?

Eli Whitney.

Who led a failed rebellion near Richmond, VA, in 1800?

Gabriel Prosser.

Who planned a slave revolt in Charleston in 1822?

Denmark Vesey.

Who led a violent slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831?

Nat Turner.

Who was a free Black astronomer and surveyor who helped plan D.C.?

Benjamin Banneker.