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Antebellum US

1776 CE 1865 CE

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General Description

This polity period spans from American Independence in 1776 following the American Revolution, until 1865 with the end of the American Civil War.

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Utm Zone

1 Original Name

2 Capital

3 Alternative Name

Temporal Bounds

1 Peak Years

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

1 Polity Succession

Language

Religion

3 Religious Tradition

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

2 Population of the Largest Settlement

3 Polity Territory

3 Polity Population

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Military Level

1 Administrative Level

Professions

1 Professional Soldier

1 Professional Priesthood

1 Professional Military Officer

1 Source Of Support

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Specialized Government Building

1 Full Time Bureaucrat

Law

1 Judge

1 Formal Legal Code

1 Court

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Market

1 Irrigation System

1 Food Storage Site

1 Drinking Water Supply System

1 Communal Building

1 Utilitarian Public Building

1 Symbolic Building

1 Knowledge Or Information Building

1 Entertainment Building

1 Special Purpose House

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Port

1 Canal

1 Bridge

Special-purpose Sites

1 Mines or Quarry

1 Enclosure

1 Ceremonial Site

1 Burial Site

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

1 Nonwritten Record

1 Non Phonetic Writing

1 Mnemonic Device

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Scientific Literature

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Practical Literature

1 Philosophy

1 Lists Tables and Classification

1 History

1 Fiction

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Token

1 Precious Metal

1 Paper Currency

1 Indigenous Coin

1 Foreign Coin

1 Article

1 Store Of Wealth

1 Debt And Credit Structure

Information / Postal System

1 Postal Station

1 General Postal Service

1 Courier

1 Fastest Individual Communication

Information / Measurement System

1 Weight Measurement System

1 Volume Measurement System

1 Time Measurement System

1 Other Measurement System

1 Length Measurement System

1 Geometrical Measurement System

1 Area Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

Military use of Metals

Projectiles

Handheld weapons

Animals used in warfare

Armor

Naval technology

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases

2 Crisis Consequence

Power Transitions

21 Power Transition

Instability Events

46 Instability Event

General Variables

Identity and Location Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	7 N - 19 N	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Original Name	Antebellum US	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Capital	New York	1787 CE 1790 CE
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Capital	Philadelphia	1790 CE 1800 CE
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Alternative Name	USA	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Alternative Name	US	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Alternative Name	United States of America	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Temporal Bounds Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Peak Years	1865 CE
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Duration	[1776 CE ➜ 1865 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Succeeding Entity 1866 CE 1933 CE	Us Reconstruction-Progressive (us_united_states_of_america_reconstruction) [None]
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Language Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More

Religion Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Religious Tradition	Christianity	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Religious Tradition	Judaism	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Religious Tradition	Christianity	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Population of the Largest Settlement	25,000 people	1800 CE
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Population of the Largest Settlement	500,000 people	1850 CE
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Polity Territory	621,429 km²	1790 CE
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Polity Territory	1,638,729 km²	1830 CE
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Polity Territory	3,094,398 km²	1860 CE
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Polity Population	3,929,214 people	1790 CE
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Polity Population	12,866,020 people	1830 CE
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Polity Population	31,443,321 people	1860 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	7	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Military Level	12	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Administrative Level	11	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Professions Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Soldier	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Professional Priesthood	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Professional Military Officer	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Source Of Support	salary	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Government Building	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Law Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Judge	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Formal Legal Code	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Court	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Market	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Irrigation System	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Food Storage Site	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Communal Building	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Symbolic Building	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Knowledge Or Information Building	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Entertainment Building	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Special Purpose House	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Port	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Canal	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Bridge	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Mines or Quarry	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Enclosure	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Ceremonial Site	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Burial Site	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Information / Writing System Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Script	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Nonwritten Record	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Non Phonetic Writing	Absent	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Mnemonic Device	Unknown Suspected	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Sacred Text	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Religious Literature	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Practical Literature	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Philosophy	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Lists Tables and Classification	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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History	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Fiction	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Calendar	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Information / Money Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Token	Absent Inferred	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Precious Metal	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Paper Currency	Transitional (Absent -> Present)	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Indigenous Coin	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Foreign Coin	Absent Inferred	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Article	Absent Inferred	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Store Of Wealth	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Debt And Credit Structure	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Information / Postal System Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Postal Station	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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General Postal Service	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Courier	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Fastest Individual Communication	1	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Information / Measurement System Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Weight Measurement System	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Volume Measurement System	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Time Measurement System	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Other Measurement System	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Length Measurement System	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Geometrical Measurement System	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Area Measurement System	Present	1776 CE 1865 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

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Military use of Metals Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More

Projectiles Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More

Handheld weapons Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More

Animals used in warfare Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

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Armor Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

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Naval technology Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

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Human Sacrifice Antebellum US (us_antebellum)

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