Antebellum

The historical events that determined how Islam came to be in America depict a very interesting take on the fast-growing religion. Being a Muslim myself, I never knew that Muslims’ from the Northern and Western parts of Africa brought Islam to America, along with their struggles and hard times of slavery. On the contrary I had thought they emigrated from the Middle East much later on just as many of our ancestors and European colonists did. I believe that it is very important for us to…

The first documented European exploration in Arkansas occurred in 1541 CE by Hernando de Soto. De Soto’s exploration was sponsored by the Spanish government to find wealthy Native American civilizations and to take their wealth from them. The next documented European interaction with the people of Arkansas was in 1673 CE by Jacques Marquette. Marquette was a Jesuit missionary that explored the Mississippi in search of a way to the Caribbean Ocean. Besides the fact of these two explorations both…

Particularly keying in on the southern antebellum slave trade predominantly based out of New Orleans, Louisiana. Perhaps one of the best depictions of this time period is that of Walter Johnson’s Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market, which approaches the events that transpired in a rather refreshing technique as opposed to other authors. Specifically, during his analysis Johnson dissects a plethora of contrarian perspectives within and surrounding the antebellum slave trade time…

In the antebellum era, marriage was common and typically arranged and followed a customary ceremony and party. Teen men and women went through courtship to find their future husband or wife, this “allowed young men and women to meet and socialize largely unchaperoned, at a variety of entertainments” (Maurer). Men started this process in their late teens and married in their mid to early twenties. Men were set on marrying early after they finished their education in order to reap the benefits of…

NAME : ZIPPORAH NGARE-KARUA COURSE TITLE/NUMBER: HIST 1301 PROFESSOR’S NAME : MRS. RENEE CELESTE DATE : 11/29/2017 Celia, a Slave by Melton A. McLaurin, is an historiographical book that explains life events of slaves in the antebellum era in Missouri and politics that surrounded the ownership of slaves. McLaurin uses Celia, Robert Newson’s slave as the main character to propel us into the history of slavery and conquest in abolishing it. The country had disputes of free states…

you can gain a deeper understanding of what has occurred. The museum and the site itself give a person a window into the Antebellum time period and what happened to the people that lived in it. Another significant aspect of Mission San Jose is that it allows you to understand the general attitude towards non-Europeans, or in this case, Native American’s at the time. Despite being converted to Christianity, it’s clear that the racism towards non-Europeans was still present towards Native…

distinguished authors. Throughout her career, O’Connor used her life experiences as the basis of her writing. Growing up in the Antebellum Period and her strong Catholic beliefs both influenced Flannery O’Connor’s writing. The culture during the Antebellum Period influenced Flannery O’Connor’s writing. The years between the War of 1812 and the Civil war are known as the Antebellum Period or the pre-civil war era. During this time, the abolitionist movement began and the treatment of African…

as George Fitzhugh, Dr. Samuel Cartwright, James Henry Hammond and many others all challenged the ideas of abolishing slavery through stereotypical speeches and even science. It was during this period that slavery was the significant issue of the antebellum period that sparked the Civil War. The Southern states depended on slavery because it was a significant part of its growing economy. While northern states had moral and legal concerns over slave labor…

slavery is possibly one of the most debated eras in American history. American Slavery, 1619 - 1877 by Peter Kolchin is an overview of slavery from the colonial times through emancipation as well as the aftermath. There is a specific focus on the Antebellum Period, the time between the forming of the Union and the Civil War. In the Preface, Kolchin gives four main goals of his study that will distinguish it from those of previous scholars. Firstly, he wanted to use new interpretations and…

In the early nineteenth century the United States underwent major economic and social change. Immigration helped to exponentially increase the population. Five million immigrants, primarily from Ireland and Germany, became new consumers and workers for the growing nation. At the same time, Americans moved westward. Canals, steamboats, and railroads were built to open up new areas of the country, link various regions, and allow farmers and manufacturers to specialize and produce for a growing…