Causes of the Civil War: Missouri Compromise to Bleeding Kansas
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The time period in United States history between 1820 and 1861 is often called the antebellum
period.
During the antebellum period, the North and South became more divided. In the following questions, you learn more about the changes that happened during the antebellum period.
The following table shows other words that use the Latin root words ante and
bellum.
Look at the table. Then complete the text below.
Ante
Bellum
antecedent: something that comes before something else
belligerent: hostile or argumentative
antechamber: a small room that can be entered before a main room
casus belli: cause of war
anticipate: to expect or predict something before it happens