Differences Between Antebellum North And South

The Antebellum North & South

In 1860 the North and the South started to grow apart from each other . Because of this separation and the issues over slavery . The North and the South had a Civil War . Slavery was what started the Civil War . (cc18) It was also fought over women’s rights.

Women from North and Southern had many different rights and a few common rights . One, of the common rights was that they were barred from the public . (2/26/15) Neither women from the North really got to live a real life . They were always protected by their husbands. Second , women in South were considered servants to their husband’s. (2/26/15) Many wealthy women in the South had less rights than women in the North . (2/26/15) Third, women in the North in the abolition movement were banned from speaking public. (423) This showed that hardly any men believed that women should be treated as equals . Most women were footnoted . (cc31) But many reforms came along in support of women's rights and the end of slavery .
(3/4/15) The second great awakening created new interest in religion. (3/4/15) This new interest also lead to a war against alcohol. (3/4/15) This movement against alcohol was called the temperance movement . (3/4/15) This movement was lead by women who believed that alcohol was a demon in a bottle that attacked a man and made him do bad things. Second, there was a reform in education . In 1800’s people became interested in creating public education . (3/4/15) Many new colleges opened . (3/4/15) Some colleges accepted African Americans and women . (3/4/15) There was also a cultural reform . In the 19th century started to influence art and literature. (3/4/15) These artists and writers were called transcendentalists. (3/4/15) There was many reforms in the 19th century