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Antebellum United States

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1815 → 1861

United States before the Civil War, shaped by territorial growth, competing labor systems and mounting sectional tensions.

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  1. 011839 — 1841
    Poster: Amistad
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    Amistad

    1997 · IMDb 7.3 · 88.8K votes

    accuracy 4/5importance 4/5
  2. 021841 — 01.1853
    Poster: 12 Years a Slave
    setting

    12 Years a Slave

    2013 · IMDb 8.1 · 795K votes

    accuracy 5/5importance 3/5
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