Antebellum period
The period and culture of the United States from the conclusion of the War of 1812 to the start of the Civil War.
Antebellum period
The period and culture of the United States from the conclusion of the War of 1812 to the start of the Civil War.
Basics to get you started
“The Immediate Cause of the Civil War,” an introduction
Imagining the West, territorial expansion, and the politics of slavery
John Brown’s “tragic prelude” to the U.S. Civil War
The Mexican-American War
The Missouri Compromise and the dangerous precedent of appeasement
Nativism, immigration, and the Know-Nothing party
Works of Art
Artists
Robert Mills and Lietenant Colonel Thomas Lincoln Casey, Washington Monument, completed 1884, granite and marble, Washington, D. C
