<P> The Plantation era , also referred to as the Antebellum era , was a period in the history of the Southern United States , from the late 18th century until the start of the American Civil War in 1861 , marked by the economic growth of the South based on slave - driven plantation farming . </P>
when did the antebellum period start and end
from the late 18th century until the start of the American Civil War in 1861