Antebellum period

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historical era period in United States history

The Antebellum period was the era in United States history between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, marked by rapid expansion, intensifying sectional conflict over slavery, and significant social and political change.

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Label Occurrences
Antebellum United States 34
antebellum United States 25
Antebellum South 20

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical era ⓘ
period in United States history ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalFeature development of distinct Southern identity ⓘ
growth of American literature and reformist thought ⓘ
demographicTrend increased European immigration ⓘ
rapid population growth ⓘ
urbanization in the North ⓘ
economicFeature early industrialization in the Northern states ⓘ
expansion of canal systems ⓘ
expansion of plantation slavery ⓘ
growth of railroads ⓘ
rise of King Cotton ⓘ
endTime 1861 ⓘ
follows Early Republic of the United States ⓘ
surface form: Early Republic era

War of 1812 ⓘ
hasCharacteristic economic transformation ⓘ
growth of cotton economy ⓘ
increasing polarization between North and South ⓘ
intensifying sectional conflict over slavery ⓘ
political realignment ⓘ
rapid territorial expansion ⓘ
rise of abolitionism ⓘ
westward migration ⓘ
mainConflict expansion of slavery into western territories ⓘ
slavery in the United States ⓘ
states' rights versus federal authority ⓘ
politicalDevelopment Democratic Party dominance in the South ⓘ
decline of the Whig Party ⓘ
emergence of the Republican Party ⓘ
rise of the Second Party System ⓘ
precedes American Civil War ⓘ
significantEvent Annexation of Texas ⓘ
Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ
surface form: Bleeding Kansas

California Gold Rush ⓘ
Compromise of 1850 ⓘ
Dred Scott v. Sandford ⓘ
1864 United States presidential election ⓘ
surface form: Election of Abraham Lincoln

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 ⓘ
Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ
surface form: Indian Removal

John Brown’s raid of 1859 ⓘ
surface form: John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

Kansas–Nebraska Act ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ
Missouri Compromise ⓘ
Nat Turner ⓘ
surface form: Nat Turner's Rebellion

Nullification Crisis ⓘ
Second Great Awakening ⓘ
Seneca Falls, New York ⓘ
surface form: Seneca Falls Convention

Texas Revolution ⓘ
socialMovement abolitionist movement ⓘ
religious revivalism ⓘ
temperance movement ⓘ
women's rights movement ⓘ
startTime circa 1815 ⓘ

Referenced by (122)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States–Native American wars → historicalPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
American Renaissance → overlapsWith → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum period in the United States
Compromise of 1850 → timePeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
Anti-Slavery Office → timePeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Negro Life at the South → artHistoricalContext → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Hartford Female Seminary → historicalPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Free Soil Party → historicalEra → Antebellum period ⓘ
Lost Cause of the Confederacy → idealizes → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: antebellum South
Django Unchained → setInPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
Creek War of 1836 → historicalPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum period in the United States
Brown’s Schoolhouse → historicalPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
Nullification Crisis → partOf → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum period in the United States
Uncle Tom → timePeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Missouri Compromise → historicalPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
William Johnson → timePeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Battle of Palo Alto → historicalEra → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum period in United States history
John Brown’s Fort → historicalPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Edgefield District, South Carolina → partOfHistoricalEra → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
Independent Treasury System → historicalPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Kansas–Nebraska Act → historicalPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
1848 United States presidential election → tookPlaceIn → Antebellum period ⓘ
Arlington Estate → historicalPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
Thoughts on African Colonization → historicalContext → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
No Compromise with Slavery → historicalContext → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
John Tyler → era → Antebellum period ⓘ
1852 United States presidential election → tookPlaceDuring → Antebellum period ⓘ
Old Fuss and Feathers → eraOfBearerActivity → Antebellum period ⓘ
Plea for the West → historicalContext → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Narrative of Riots at Alton → timePeriodDescribed → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Sea Islands region → historicalPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor, and Free Men → historicalContext → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Buffalo convention of 1848 → historicalPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
Cottage Residences → timePeriodCovered → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Liberty Party → historicalEra → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum period in the United States
Jezebel → settingTimePeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: antebellum South
Broomhilda von Shaft → setInPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
Lucy Grymes Lee → associatedWith → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
Records of Fugitives → historicalPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Kentucky militia → historicalPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum period in the United States
Stateburg, South Carolina, United States → historicalEraSignificance → Antebellum period ⓘ
subject surface form: Stateburg, South Carolina
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
David Bailey → historicalEra → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
The Knickerbocker magazine → historicalPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia → hasHistoricalEra → Antebellum period ⓘ
subject surface form: Shirley Plantation
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
Nat Turner Bible → hasHistoricalPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
Alabama Territory → partOf → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
History of Charleston, South Carolina → significantEra → Antebellum period ⓘ
The Pioneer → historicalPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Kansas Territory (as namesake of Fort Riley) → historicalEra → Antebellum period ⓘ
subject surface form: Kansas Territory
Order of the Star-Spangled Banner → historicalContext → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Southern United States politics → hasHistoricalPeriod → Antebellum period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antebellum era