Essay On The Antebellum Era

The period I chose to focus on was the Antebellum Period of 1789-1812. From this period the three things I chose to touch upon were the Cotton Gin, Early Industrialization and the Rise in Manufacturing in the North, and the canal system during the Antebellum Period in American history. This period is considered to be the period right before the civil war and after the War of 1812. It was described by the rise of abolition and the gradual polarization of the country between abolitionists and supporters of slavery. During this time, the country’s economy began shifting in the south; a cotton boom made plantations the center of the economy. While in the north, manufacturing the Industrial Revolution began. The reinforcement and the actions of
Starting a railroad boom in the 1830s, they began investing in railroads to reach the interior of the country. This would last up until the Civil War and begin anew following the war. The Railroads expanded quite quickly in the 1830s that they surpassed the mileage of the canals. Many were small run railroads that were built to connect ports with points inland, which were then connected to each other by rail. Railroads were more direct, faster, and more reliable than turnpikes or the canal system. Soon after the east coast were connected by railroad to the west side of the Great Lakes, Chicago, and Mississippi. With canals, and roads, railroads were built with private funds generated subscriptions the sale of stocks or bonds.
The effects that came out of the Antebellum Period were religious and social movements that had an extreme effect on the course of American history, which included the westward expansion to the Pacific, sectional divisions that ended in civil war, a population shift from farms to industrial centers, the abolition of slavery and the growth of feminist and temperance movements. Ultimately, this period led America to the brink of its most devastating war one fought between neighbors and brothers, the Civil