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In 1807, the same year the United States passed the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, Britain officially outlawed the Atlantic slave trade, thus making it illegal for British ships to transport slaves. This ban was even more restrictive than the American ban, and the Royal Navy immediately established a presence off Africa, called West Africa Squadron, to enforce it. From 1808 to 1866, Britain’s West Africa Squadron patrolled the seas capturing approximately 1,600 slave ships while…

On the 2nd of March, 1807, the U.S. Congress passed an act that would send shockwaves throughout the country for decades to come. When the Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves was passed and made into law in January 1, 1808, it effectively ended the legality of all international slave trade in any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States. - Read more of this at…

Throughout history, the Bible has been used to support particular viewpoints, and slavery was no exception. During the Antebellum period and the Civil War years, the Bible was used as a weapon by both the North and the South. Slave owners would justify the practice of slavery by citing Bible verses like “slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling” (Ephesians 6:5), and “tell slaves to be submissive to their masters and to give satisfaction in every respect” (Titus 2:9). On the…

Throughout the British colonies in North America, slavery actually evolved in practice before it was codified into law. In 1661, the Barbados Slave Code was passed, and as a result became the first officially codified slave code in the British North American colonies. The law was passed to provide a legal base for slavery in the Caribbean island of Barbados.



Though the codes were meant to benefit both sides, the only benefit the slaves got from the code was one set of clothing per…

During the Antebellum Era, slavery expanded on such a scale that by the 1860s, there were nearly four million slaves in America. The growth of slavery in the US can be attributed to the invention of the cotton gin. With this new machine, cotton fibers can now be separated more efficiently and quickly from its seed. The efficiency of the cotton gin led to massive booms in production, which in turn led to the massive increase in the number of producers. These developments also led to the…

What was American society like during the antebellum era?



The Antebellum Era was a time of change. Besides the economic changes, the industrialization of the North also brought about numerous changes to the daily lives of the people living in America. Infrastructures like roads, railroads, canals, and turnpikes were built to improve the transportation of goods, and travelling from coast to coast became easier. Railroads grew so quickly in the 1830s that they surpassed the mileage…

The industrialization of the North actually brought about the educational reforms during the Antebellum Era. As the North continue to transform itself into an industrial society, people soon realized that for the society to prosper, education must become available to a wider variety of people including the poor, immigrants, and children.

This time let us check out what the education system was like during the antebellum era -…

Ante-bellum is Latin for "before the war," so it is quite fitting that we call the period before the American Civil War the “Antebellum Period”. Let’s take a look at what America is like during this era http://bit.ly/1HMIsPN

“King Cotton” ruled in the South during the Antebellum Era in the United States. So what is this “King Cotton” we keep on hearing about? Read more here http://bit.ly/1GbhYqF