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1837–1841
1841-1841
1829–1837
1861-1865
Printing Press: made mass production of newspaper possible
Telegraph: allowed for distant communication in which was hard or long to achieve before
Photography: a renovation for Americans everywhere, portraits were everywhere
Cotton Gin: Improved rate of cotton harvesting which boomed Southern economy
In this period before the Civil War, leaps of technology and elaborations in sectional differences started to provoke white powers. Ideas forming organizations and parties rival other ideas which also harbor other organizations and parties. Much conflict brews as war is not distant from this period.
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Slavery was a major issue in the antebellum period that sparked the Civil War. Although the Southern economy was dependent on slave labor, it meddled with moral and legal concerns. In a country which has proclaimed individual equality, slavery was despised by many.
Women, at the time, were not in control of any possessions, property, or materials which means they were also forbidden to sell these items. Such items were controlled by their husbands. Money also was controlled by the husband of a married couple. Women could not sue nor be sued and they could not make a contract. However, in 1857 The Married Woman's Property Bill passes in the U.S. Congress. The Bill granted women access to make contracts, sue and be sued, and inherit and bequeath property.
During the Revolutionary War, two opposing were made, the Whigs and the Loyalists. Like our present most known political parties, Democrats and Republicans, these parties opposed each other with varying ideas. Whigs and Loyalists are filled with White men. These Parties were created in terms of their support for whom they sided in the Revolutionary War.
-Much of what slave men wore consisted of pants alone and during winters, a knee-length coat
-Slave women received dresses and were given heavy wraps used as shawls during winters
-Slave children were commonly nude, however, some wear typically found wearing oversized shirts
Although most slaves were ill-dressed, some slaves were demesticated by high class white families, they were usually found wearing clothes which were similar to their masters because not only was a slave judged by his skin color but also his apparel.
Women in the Antebellum period wore dresses which were long and sometimes were a full article of clothing by itself. More elegant and richer women usually wore more expensive dresses with more intricate patterns. Men however wore clothing which consisted of trousers and shirt. Higher class of men often were found wearing tuxedo-like clothing.
After the war, and America had proven its independence, such differentiation between those loyal to Britain and not were null. The Whig party had no reason to exist until President Jackson had his firm Democratic party around him. The Whig party previously named itself so in opposition to the King of Britain; in opposition to president Jackson, the Whig was once again formed to express Jackson's "Kingly" actions. Whigs were strong supporters of social order (hierarchy) and "Elites".