The Antebellum Period (Charlee)

Wealth and upper class

• elite class

• middle class

• lower class

Owned lots of land and 20 or more slaves

• Elite Class

• Middle Class

• Lower Class

Kids educated by tutors or in private schools

• Elite Class

• Middle Class

• Lower Class

Had the most political power

• Elite class

• Middle Class

• Lower Class

Were tradesmen, merchants, shopkeepers, physicians and attorneys

• Elite Class

• Middle Class

• Lower Class

Lived in cities and towns and maybe owned a slave or two

• Elite Class

• Middle Class

• Lower Class

Taught to read and write by parents

• Elite Class

• Middle Class

• Lower Class

Children didn't go to school and worked as soon as they could.

• Elite Class

• Middle Class

• Lower Class

Whites that had the least amount of money and the least amount of political influence

• Elite Class

• Middle Class

• Lower Class

When was the antebellum period?

• before the Revolutionary War

• before the Civil War

• after the Civil War