HIST 1310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Missouri Compromise, Samuel Slater, Middle Passage
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Founded a mill in pawtucket, rhode island in 1790: partially. Opens first integrated cotton mill: opened in 1814 in waltham, ma, moved in 1823 to lowell, ma. 1819 missouri petitioned union to enter as a slave state: had 10,000 slaves. First extended debate over the question of slavery. Compromise occurred in 1820: main would enter union as free state and missouri would enter as slave state. Slavery would be allowed below 36 30 line. Everything above would be free ( except missouri) A slave preacher in south hampton virginia. Had a lot of liberties, could travel plantation to plantation. Killed turners master and killing women and children. 60 slaves killed: 40 executed along with nat turner carried out revolt before identified.
