Antebellum era

The Antebellum Era was a time of rising social issues and many important events that would later shape the United States. This Unit will go over topics such as Civil Rights, Slavery, and Women’s Rights, and Native American removal through the years of 1815 and 1860, as well as events such as the California Gold Rush and the Trail of Tears.

Educational Resources:

Civil Rights in the Antebellum Period

Slave Narratives 

Antebellum Slavery

Impact of Immigration during the Antebellum Period

Native Americans in the US Antebellum Army

Rise of Industrial Labor in the Antebellum Period

Women's Rights in the Antebellum Period

Women's Rights, Abolitionism, and Reform in the Antebellum Period

Queer History during the Antebellum Period

Cherokee Removal and the Trail of Tears

Historic Documents during the Antebellum Era

African Americans in the California Gold

Review Questions:

1. What was the reason behind forming a Native American Unit in the U.S. Federal Army?

2. What historic document do you think had the most impact during the Antebellum Era? Why?

3. What was the significance of the Seneca Falls meeting in New York 1848?

4. Choose one of the texts mentioned in “Slave Narratives” and explain its significance.

5. What kind of companies did African American miners work in during the Gold Rush?