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American Eras. 1850-1877: Lifestyles, Social Trends, and Fashion: Overview The American Spirit at Midcentury. Throughout the first half of the nineteenth century, Americans were among the most optimistic people on earth. Economic growth and territorial expansion all contributed to a sense of apparently boundless opportunity.
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American Eras. 1800-1860: Lifestyles, Social Trends,...
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The Fugitive Slave Law, passed by Congress as part of the...
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December 20, 1860 - South Carolina responds to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President by being the first southern state to secede from the Union. 1861 February 4, 1861 - In Montgomery, Alabama, the convention to form the Confederated States of America opens.
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Distribution of wealth in the South became less democratic over time; fewer whites owned slaves in 1860 than in 1840. As the wealth of the antebellum South increased, it also became more unequally distributed, and an ever-smaller percentage of slaveholders held a substantial number of slaves.
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Nevertheless, more Americans were moving to cities, where they were exposed to wide varieties of people and ideas. Many were attracted to the fast pace of urban life and the cultural and material resources available. Cities were dangerous places, however, with poor sanitation, disease and fires threatening the health and safety of their residents.
(Library of Congress) When was the Antebellum Period? The Antebellum Period in American history is generally considered to be the period before the Civil War and after the War of 1812, although some historians expand it to all the years from the adoption of the Constitution in 1789 to the beginning of the Civil War.
