👉 Antebellum is a period of time in American history from the 1830s to 1861, during which the United States was a plantation society under the influence of slavery. This era saw the rise of the Southern states and the establishment of the Civil War as a result of the conflict between these two groups. During this period, many people in the South were deeply involved in the abolitionist movement, advocating for the end of slavery and its subsequent abolition through various
