Antebellum

Disciplining Slave Ironworkers in the Antebellum South: Coercion, Conciliation, and Accommodation, by Charles B. Dew aims to present an analysis of the civility shared between slave owners and slaves in the iron industry. Dew focuses his analysis on the ironworks owned by William Weaver in the Valley of Virginia. By only using sources produced by slave owners and managers, Dew fails to thoroughly consider the perspectives of Weaver’s slaves and how his disciplinary and capitalist actions…

During the antebellum period, differences in geography, climate, manufacturing activity, population density and some other variables resulted in various banking systems. According to those differences, the banking systems can be discussed by three regions: New England, Middle Atlantic, and South and West. The most highlighted characteristics of New England’s banks was their small size. Banks in New England were relatively small because small banks paid lower taxes per dollar of circulating…

page 160 in their textbooks. Next I talked with the class about what we just finished learning about in our last social studies unit. I then told the studies that we were now going to start studying the antebellum period in South Carolina. Some of the students had previously saw the word antebellum on the bored and they had asked what it meant so I broke the word down and explained…

Mark Twain's Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Setback to Southern Antebellum Mark Twain’s 1884 novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a follow-up to Tom Sawyer, focuses on 13-year old Huckleberry “Huck” Finn faced in peril situations set in a Southern Antebellum society. At the beginning of the novel, Huck faces the challenges of society attempts to civilize him,regarded as by the Widow Douglas and Miss Watson, two well off sisters who adopt Huck. Miss Watson is shown to be more hypocritical…

Have the roles of men and women who evolve from boys and girls changed since colonial America to the antebellum eras? To answer this question, we must not only examine the roles of men and women, but the roles ascribed to their specific gender during their youth. Through advice literature the reader can see the disparities between gender roles as it relates to the status and education of European men and women alike. Advice literature also shows the dynamics of the household by depicting boys as…

self-actualization and spiritual needs (27). When any of these necessities are denied, structural violence ensues upon those effected. During the Antebellum period, from the years 1789 to 1861, blacks were enslaved and felt the repercussions of not having access to their basic human needs. Slaves were living in an environment that…

Kate Chopin's short story "Desiree's Baby" can been interpreted for its authentic portrayal of the antebellum South that clings to the evils of a slave system. The antebellum era, was a period in which the economy and the society was based in slavery. The story talks about the relationship of Armand, a powerful cotton landlord in Louisiana, and his wife Desiree, the adoptive daughter of the Valmondé who has unknown origins. They had a perfect marriage until their first son started to show…

The United States has not always lived up to its ideals of unity and coexistence amongst its constituent states. This was the case during the Antebellum era, in which the nation was exsanguinated by the wounds of division as the Northern and Southern states had a tense interaction. The catalyst behind this tension was the topic of slavery. By looking at a map showing the expansion of emancipation in the country, it is obvious that the Northern states have been getting rid of slavery since the…

During the Antebellum era, between the War of 1812 and Civil War, many social, political, and economic problems came up. These problems lead to a plethora of reforms led by inspired idealists, followers of evangelical religion. A Second Great Awakening pushed Americans towards to Puritan vision of a perfect, model society. These reformed problems in public education, women’s rights, and the prison system, all lead by private citizens and organizations. Many Americans were excluded from…

Antebellum and Civil War America (1793-1865) William Dedman Eastern Kentucky University African/African-American Studies Program GE Essay Assignment Dr. Norma Threadgill-Goldson Margaret Walker said, “Handicapped as we have been by a racist system of dehumanizing slavery and segregation, our American history of nearly five hundred years reveals that our cultural and spiritual gifts brought from our African past are still intact.” By making this statement, Mrs. Walker was reflecting on…