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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Abigail Fillmore politicalEra Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum period in United States history
Utah Territory historicalEra Antebellum period
Mississippi Territory partOf Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States history
Florida Territory partOf Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Territory of Orleans historicalEra Antebellum period
Amos Lawrence livedDuring Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum period in the United States
Internal improvements debates historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Armand Aubigny timePeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum American South
Cane River region historicalPeriod Antebellum period
Lane Debates on Slavery timePeriod Antebellum period
Washingtonian movement historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: antebellum United States
Smith Plantation era Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
John K. Mitchell country Antebellum period
this entity surface form: United States (pre-Civil War context)
contributed to economic divergence between North and South in the United States isAssociatedWith Antebellum period
subject surface form: cotton gin
this entity surface form: Antebellum South
Sacking of Lawrence historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Pottawatomie massacre historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum period in the United States
Battle of Osawatomie historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Preston Brooks historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Marais des Cygnes massacre historicalPeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
John Gadsby era Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States
Secretary of State of the Republic of Texas historicalEra Antebellum period
this entity surface form: Antebellum United States period
H.C. Carey & I. Lea locatedInTimePeriod Antebellum period
this entity surface form: antebellum United States