Antebellum By emilyzieff Period: May 2, 1780 to May 3, 1860 Industrial Revolution Period: May 2, 1790 to May 3, 1820 Second Great Awakening Mar 14, 1794 Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Period: May 2, 1803 to May 3, 1860 Manifest Destiny Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise Period: Mar 4, 1829 to Mar 4, 1837 Andrew Jackson's Presidency May 28, 1830 Indian Removal Act May 8, 1845 Frederick Douglass' First Autobigraphy Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Oct 8, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska May 8, 1857 Dred Scott Oct 16, 1859 Harper's Ferry Raid Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 9, 1865 Civil War