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What Was The Social Structure Of The Antebellum South?

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What Was The Social Structure Of The Antebellum South? The antebellum South was an especially male-dominated society. Far more than in the North, southern men, particularly wealthy planters, were patriarchs and sovereigns of their own household. Among the white members of the household, labor and daily ritual conformed to rigid gender delineations. What was the

What Is The Antebellum North?

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What Is The Antebellum North? Antebellum is a Latin word that means “before the war.” In American history, the antebellum period refers to the years after the War of 1812 (1812–15) and before the Civil War (1861–65). The development of separate northern and southern economies, westward expansion of the nation, and a spirit of reform