The Antebellum Era By berga Period: Jan 1, 1790 to Jan 1, 1890 The Antebellum Era May 8, 1794 Eli Cotton Gin May 8, 1820 Missouri Compromise Period: May 8, 1828 to May 9, 1836 Andrew Jackson President of the US May 8, 1832 Indian Removal Act May 8, 1845 Frederick Douglass 1st Audobiography Period: May 8, 1846 to May 9, 1848 Mexican American War May 8, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 May 8, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act May 8, 1857 Dred Scott May 8, 1859 Harper Ferry Raid Period: May 8, 1861 to May 9, 1865 THE CIVIL WAR