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Antebellum US

1776 CE 1865 CE
D G SC CC EQ 2020  us_antebellum
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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
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Language
Religion
Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
Hierarchical Complexity
Professions
Bureaucracy Characteristics
Law
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Transport Infrastructure
Special-purpose Sites
Information / Writing System
Information / Kinds of Written Documents
Information / Money
Information / Postal System
Information / 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 Consequences Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

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Year Range Antebellum US (us_antebellum) was in:
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General Variables
Identity and Location Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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Utm Zone 7 N - 19 N Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Original Name Antebellum US Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Capital New York Confident 1787 CE 1790 CE
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Capital Philadelphia Confident 1790 CE 1800 CE
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Alternative Name United States of America Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Alternative Name USA Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Alternative Name US Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Temporal Bounds Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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Peak Years 1865 CE Confident
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Duration [1776 CE ➜ 1865 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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Succeeding Entity
1866 CE 1933 CE
Us Reconstruction-Progressive (us_united_states_of_america_reconstruction)   [None]  Confident
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Language Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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Religion Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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Religious Tradition Christianity Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Religious Tradition Christianity Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Religious Tradition Judaism Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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Population of the Largest Settlement 25,000 people Confident 1800 CE
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Population of the Largest Settlement 500,000 people Confident 1850 CE
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Polity Territory 621,429 km2 Confident 1790 CE
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Polity Territory 1,638,729 km2 Confident 1830 CE
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Polity Territory 3,094,398 km2 Confident 1860 CE
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Polity Population 3,929,214 people Confident 1790 CE
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Polity Population 12,866,020 people Confident 1830 CE
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Polity Population 31,443,321 people Confident 1860 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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Settlement Hierarchy 7 Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Military Level 12 Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Administrative Level 11 Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Professions Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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Professional Soldier Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Professional Priesthood Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Professional Military Officer Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Source Of Support salary Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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Specialized Government Building Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Law Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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Judge Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
Court Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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Market Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Irrigation System Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Food Storage Site Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Communal Building Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Symbolic Building Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Knowledge Or Information Building Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Entertainment Building Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Special Purpose House Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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Road Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Port Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Canal Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Bridge Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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Mines or Quarry Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Enclosure Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Ceremonial Site Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Burial Site Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Information / Writing System Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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Written Record Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Script Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Nonwritten Record Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Non Phonetic Writing Absent Confident 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)
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Scientific Literature Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Sacred Text Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Religious Literature Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Practical Literature Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Philosophy Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Lists Tables and Classification Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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History Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Fiction Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Calendar Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Information / Money Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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Token Absent Inferred 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Precious Metal Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Paper Currency Transitional (Absent -> Present) Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Indigenous Coin Present Confident 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 Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Debt And Credit Structure Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Information / Postal System Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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Postal Station Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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General Postal Service Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Courier Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Fastest Individual Communication 1 Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Information / Measurement System Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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Weight Measurement System Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Volume Measurement System Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Time Measurement System Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Other Measurement System Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Length Measurement System Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Geometrical Measurement System Present Confident 1776 CE  1865 CE
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Area Measurement System Present Confident 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)
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Projectiles Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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Handheld weapons Antebellum US (us_antebellum)
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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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Crisis Cases
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Instability Data
Power Transitions
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