[justshutupandtakeit]

Uh, the 1800s include the years from 1800 to 1899 not merely those before 1861.

Criticism coming from you is music to my ears. The more vitriolic the better.

[GOPcapitalist]

Uh, the 1800s include the years from 1800 to 1899 not merely those before 1861.

Seeing as our discussion is specifically about the antebellum period, any material you attempt to introduce beyond it is both extraneous and irrelevant to the subject matter.