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  2. Antebellum South - Wikipedia

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    The Antebellum South era (from Latin: ante bellum, lit. 'before the war') was a period in the history of the Southern United States that extended from the conclusion of the War of 1812 to the start of the American Civil War in 1861. This era was marked by the prevalent practice of slavery and the associated societal norms it cultivated. Over ...

  3. History of the United States (1849–1865) - Wikipedia

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    The Party was ideological, with a focus on stopping the spread of slavery, and modernizing the economy through tariffs, banks, railroads and free homestead land for farmers. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Without using the term " containment ", the new Party in the mid-1850s proposed a system of containing slavery, once it gained control of the national government.

  4. History of the United States (1789–1815) - Wikipedia

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    The First Party System between 1792 and 1824 featured two national parties competing for control of the presidency, Congress, and the states: The Federalist Party, which was created by Alexander Hamilton and was dominant to 1800; and the rival Republican Party (Democratic-Republican Party), which was created by Thomas Jefferson and James ...

  5. Fire-Eaters - Wikipedia

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    In American history, the Fire-Eaters were a loosely aligned group of radical pro-secession Democrats in the antebellum South who urged the separation of the slave states into a new nation, in which chattel slavery and a distinctive “Southern civilization” would be preserved.

  6. History of the Southern United States - Wikipedia

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    The victory of Lincoln and his party in the 1864 elections made the Union's military victory only a matter of time. [ 86 ] Both sides wanted the border southern states, with the Confederacy controlling half of Kentucky and the southern portion of Missouri early in the war, but the Union military forces took control of all of them in 1861–1862.

  7. Third Party System - Wikipedia

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    The Third Party System was a period in the history of political parties in the United States from the 1850s until the 1890s, ...

  8. The Bachelor EPs Freeze Up When Pressed on History of ... - AOL

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    Matt James, the first Black lead of The Bachelor, gave his final rose to Rachael Kirkconnell, but controversy swirled when photos of Kirkconnell at an antebellum party surfaced online — and when ...

  9. Second Party System - Wikipedia

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    The Second Party System was the political party system operating in the United States from about 1828 to early 1854, after the First Party System ended. [1] The system was characterized by rapidly rising levels of voter interest, beginning in 1828, as demonstrated by Election Day turnouts, rallies, partisan newspapers, and high degrees of personal loyalty to parties.