The Antebellum Period In The United States

The Antebellum period in the United States history was considered as time between 1820 and 1862. During this period, significant changes took place in terms of political, social and economic effects in America. The United States economy was changed from an underdeveloped country of frontiersmen and farmers into an industrialized economy. The South American depended on agriculture while the Northern part had many industries. The two parts differed in terms of slavery policies in the country as the south advocated for preservation of slaves while the North championed abolition of slavery policies. In addition, during this period the south and North had established distinct cultures because of their geographical difference (Mitchell, 8). The south had fertile soils and suitable climate that supported agriculture while the north had cold climate and rocky soils that could hardly support any farming.

Prior to the Antebellum Period, the United States began to expand its influence to the Midwest. Although there were conflicts regarding the state of slavery, the expansion of land helped the people of America attain cheaper and larger plots of land out west. Due to the fact that more land was available within the United States, immigrants had the desire to emigrate to America and establish new ways of life. Since both the Irish and the Germans brought their own ideologies with them, conflicts arose with them and the Americans, which made the American’s fear change. Along with immigrants came the European Romantic Movement. This movement emphasized the ideas of man’s perfection and the metaphysical and spiritual side of humans. Although, during the Antebellum Period, the American’s fear of change led to reforms involving the immigration of others and, ultimately, the Second Great Awakening, but the Romantic Movement, brought from Europe by the said immigrants, also led to reforms such as abolitionism and feminism within American society.

The Antebellum period is known as the period before the Civil War. However, it is described as the periods between the War of 1812 and the Civil War. The word e “antebellum,” means before the war, and “reform,” means the improvement of what is wrong. The Antebellum period made transportation more efficient for people who traveled. The Transportation Revolution provided several new, reliable, safe and cost-effective ways to travel to different parts of the nation, including new land in the west. The transportation Revolution changed America by new types of transportation, economic growth, expansion, and the culture in the south.

The antebellum era (also referred to as the plantation era) between 1800’s to 1860 was a period of slave driven farming, marking the economic growth of the south. During this period in 1815, cotton was the most valuable traded produce in the United States and by 1840, it was more valuable compared to all other imported and exported goods combined. In 1860, one year before the Civil War, the South was predominantly reliant on the sale of agricultural products, such as tobacco, rice, sugar, and cotton estimated at 5,344,000 bales, to a worldwide market. while the southern states generated two-thirds of the world's cotton supply, the South had little industrial capability (manufactured good estimated to the value of$156,000,000), consisting of an estimated 29 percent of the railroad tracks or 14484.1km, and only 13 percent of the nation's banks. The South attempted slave labour in manufacturing, but were mainly content with their agricultural economy. Their delay in industrial expansion was not the result of any integral economic disadvantages, there was a vast amount of wealth in the South, but it was mainly bound to slave labour. In 1860, the financial value of slaves in the United States surpassed the participated value of all of the land's railroads, factories, and banks combined. the day before the Civil War, the value of cotton was at its peak, the Confederate aristocrats were confident that the significance of cotton on the world market, especially in England and France,

The Antebellum Era is defined as the time before the the Civil War. Many important things happened in America during this time period. Including the rise of abolitionist as well as people who supported slavery. In the North the economy started booming and also in the South cotton became huge. Many things happened during this period that helped shape our nation to what it is today. During the Antebellum period a movement was started because of religious reasons mostly This movement was called the Temperance Movement.

The antebellum period occurred after the War of 1812 and before the Civil War. This was a time where America was still trying unify the people of the states and become a stronger country. With America still settling into its new form of a country, the people tried to find ways to make it feel normal again. People began to strike an interest about marriage, children, and family relations. Everyone had many different stances on whether or not having a child and starting a family was right for them or not. Along with these major responsibilities, marriage was a huge factor to be considered. The people of the United States had many different views on marriage, child birth, and ways to shape their families during the antebellum period.

During the 1800’s, the United States had gone through many social, political, and religious changes, by which was called the Antebellum Reform Period. The social reforms that had been made during the Antebellum Reform period was the changes to education and prison treatment. Also during the Antebellum period, there were political changes in the United States because of women’s suffrage movement and abolitionism. Finally during the Antebellum period, there were changes in religious morals because of Second Great Awakening. In the Antebellum period, reforms such as education, prison treatment, women’s rights, slavery, and people’s morals were made because of many movements and historical figures.

In the early nineteenth century time period there was a major reform in the United States. The Antebellum Reform is the period before the civil war and after the war of 1812. Preachers and believers saw society and the environment of the country capable of improving conditions. They saw that the society was able to perfect and strive to be more like God. The Second Great Awakening played a large role in the development of the reformist impulse. The Awakening pressured the concept of personal responsibility of a person to the sins of neighbors. Seeking perfection and living righteousness, also redeeming sinners was widely spread. The reform was encountered with a network of church affiliated reform organizations. The reform impulse was not only major in the United States, but Europeans also had reform efforts. There were different types of reform movements during the nineteenth century in the United States. Overtime groups and were separated. There were many women who worked in the reform movement. However, women had a great impact in

In the time just before the Civil War, the United States was one of the most successful nations in the world. The United States had become the world’s leading cotton producing country and had developed industry, which would in the future, surpass that of Great Britain. Also, the United States possessed an advanced railroad and transportation system. However, despite its successes, the United States was becoming increasingly divided. The North and the South had many distinct differences in terms of their social, cultural, and economic characteristics that brought about sectionalism and, eventually, the Civil War.

By 1791, the U.S. was the largest producer of raw material in the world. In the South, cotton was the main exported crop, which of course led to an increasing demand for both slaves and land. But because of this,

The Antebellum Period in America occurred between 1815-1860. During this time, religion, economic expansion, and social reform all greatly changed the United States and ultimately formed the nation that we have today. The Second Great Awakening greatly impacted religion and provided an opportunity for social reform movements; while the market revolution permanently changed the American economy.

While African Americans of the antebellum period formed a greater connection with white Jesus, African americans after the Civil War were confused by the whiteness of Jesus and began to question it. During antebellum period, African American did not focused on Jesus being white because they their ultimate concern was slavery. They needed a form of hope and someone they can connect to, so wether it was in form of white or black light, it did not matter. In one way, they viewed him as a hero and hoped that he will set them free from bondage. In other way, they located him within slave community and made him a friend, who will stay with them during this hard time.During the age of Imperialism, African American focused on skin tone of Jesus because

The Antebellum period took place from before the civil war until after the war of 1812, although some historians extend the date. This period was characterized by the rise of abolition and how prosperous and diverse the topic of slavery was.In this period, the economies the northern and southern economies were very different with the rise of cotton as a cash crop in the south and the industrial advancement in the north.

During the Antebellum Era, the North and South had developed many differences, a lot of which were due to their geography. In the South, soil was rich and the climate was great for farming and planting, which caused longer growing seasons. In the North, the climate was cold, and the soil was rocky and wasn’t very suitable for farming or planting, which caused shorter growing seasons. Both the North and South had lots of farmers, but the South was more successful. Their success mainly came from small, independent farms, but they also got success from large plantations. Eventually, the South’s economy began to revolve around farming, while the North’s started to become more technologically advanced. The North began to industrialize and the South

happening. The psychological aspect not only effected how dying and killing were being perceived but it also played a big part in surviving and living on after the War had come to an end since questions were still unanswered and people were still unaccounted for. It was mentioned that Mary Todd Lincoln mourned till she died, Walt Whitman resented his life, Ambrose Bierce felt hunted by visions of dying and of the dead, and Jane Mitchell continued to think for years that her missing son would come home. (p.267) What Faust lacked in this book was its focus was on antebellum period instead of the wartime America period as only a little bit of the text directly relates to the war years. In other words. A link of what happened during the conflict