Antebellum Era

In his Gettysburg Address in 1863, President Lincoln wrote of the birth of the United States that had taken place "fourscore and seven years ago." Although a broad overview of American history leaps from the surrender of the British at Yorktown in 1781 to the firing upon Fort Sumter in 1861, historians realize that those 80 years in between represent a dynamic but unsung era in the chronicle of the nation's ancestry.

Discover a plethora of topics such as

• Half-Slave, Half-Free: The United States in the Antebellum Era
• Holding off the War: Legislation in the Antebellum Era
• Technology in the Antebellum Era
• From Roads to Canals to Rail
• The Rise of Nativism
• Women in the Antebellum Era
• And much more!

Discover the Antebellum Era, the period before the American Civil War marked by expansion, reform, and rising tensions over slavery. From cultural shifts to political struggles, it set the stage for a nation divided. Perfect for history enthusiasts and students of early America.

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