PPT-The Antebellum South Part I

Antebellum Southern Society Characteristics of the Antebellum South Primarily agrarian Economic power shifted from the upper South to the lower South Cotton Is King 1860. Josh Cole is a graduate student from Tuscola, Illinois. He received his BA in History from the University of Illinois at Urbana whom they are the fathers. Chapter 16. American Pageant. , 13. th. edition. Slavery during the Antebellum Period . Antebellum. Ante. = . before. Bellum . = war. Commonly used to describe the era before the Civil War (1830s,1840s, 1850s). Culture from the Early Republic to the Civil War. The Cotton South and Native America. Jefferson’s Civilization Project. Government . agent Benjamin Hawkins (1754-1816) lived and worked among the Creek and Cherokee . Economic Revolution. Population. 1820 - 1840 – cities increased, immigration highest in NE, river cities boom. Nation’s mortality rates drop. Immigration. Between 1840 - 1860, Southern Irish and Germans are highest in numbers. America. Sectionalism & Reform. USHC 2.3 & 2.4. “Before the [Civil] War”. 1820 - 1860. Missouri Compromise. Civil War. Antebellum. NORTH. SOUTH. WEST. Economy. Political . Leaders. Political . 1820-1860. A10Q. 7.10.30. Essential Question. To what degree was the South developing as a distinctively different region from the rest of the United States during the period 1820 to 1860? . To what degree did slavery shape life in the South during this period? . Essential Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends . in the Northern states. form the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?. Impetus for Reform. Uplifting the Underclass. This power point presentation is for educational purposes. It may contain copyrighted material. Please do not post, redistribute or copy without the permission of the author or Dr. Kevin Brady at the American Institute for History Education.. Characteristics of the Antebellum South. Primarily agrarian.. Economic power shifted from the . “upper South” to the “lower South.”. “Cotton Is King!”. * 1860. . 5 mil. bales a yr.. Missouri Compromise, 1820. Antebellum. Southern. Society. Characteristics of the Antebellum South. Primarily agrarian.. Economic power shifted from the . “upper South” to the “lower South.”. “Cotton Is King!”. The Antebellum South Part I Antebellum Southern Society Characteristics of the Antebellum South Primarily agrarian. Economic power shifted from the “upper South” to the “lower South.” “Cotton Is King!” The Antebellum South By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY Early Emancipation in the North Missouri Compromise, 1820 Antebellum Southern Society Characteristics of the Antebellum South 1820-1860. A10Q. 7.10.30. Essential Question. To what degree was the South developing as a distinctively different region from the rest of the United States during the period 1820 to 1860? . To what degree did slavery shape life in the South during this period? . “war”. Bellona. was the little-known Roman goddess of war; her husband Mars, was the god of war.. Antebellum. Antebellum. Ante. bell. um. (adj.) Existing before a war, especially before the American Civil War.