Antebellum period

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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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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

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Dade massacre historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum period in the United States
The Gift: A Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1843 historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Record of a School historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Arkansas Territory historyPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Third Seminole War historicalRegion Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Second Creek War historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum period in the United States
The Boston Courier historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
The Underground Railroad setInPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
Triennial Convention historicalEra Antebellum period
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Treaty of Cusseta (1832) historicalEra Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Cahaba era Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
The New-England Magazine historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Tallmadge Amendment debate historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Nat Turner historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
Union Institute Academy era Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum period in the United States
Papers on Literature and Art historicalContext Antebellum period
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Burton's Gentleman's Magazine historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Indian Trade and Intercourse Acts historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
New York Colonization Society hasHistoricalContext Antebellum period
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Tariff of 1832 historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Twelve Oaks plantation timePeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
Abbeville District, South Carolina historicalEra Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
Fort Hill plantation, South Carolina associatedWith Antebellum period
this entity surface form: American antebellum South
Chesterfield District, South Carolina historicalEra Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
Oregon territorial period locatedInTimePeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 historicalEra Antebellum period
this entity surface form: antebellum period
Luther v. Borden timePeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
The North Star historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
The American Republic timePeriodDescribed Antebellum period
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Lexington Law School historicalEra Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Construction Construed and Constitutions Vindicated era Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
George Carter historicalRegion Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
Dangerfield Newby historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
United States Marines under Robert E. Lee timePeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Verdict of the People artHistoricalContext Antebellum period
this entity surface form: pre–Civil War United States
Lincoln–Douglas debates historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Ellen O'Hara settingPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
St. Joseph's College (Bardstown, Kentucky) historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Indian Princess Head (Type 2) historicalEra Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Type 2 Indian Princess gold dollar historicalEra Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Luck and Pluck setting Antebellum period
this entity surface form: United States (19th century social context)
Second Reply to Hayne historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Seventh of March Speech historicalPeriod Antebellum period
Walker Tariff of 1846 historicalEra Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Tariff of 1857 debates locatedInTimePeriod Antebellum period
Tariff of 1857 historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum period in the United States
Wilmot Proviso historicalPeriod Antebellum period
Kansas Territory historicalEra Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
The Anti-Slavery Record historicalContext Antebellum period
this entity surface form: antebellum United States