Federal authorities raid Los Angeles-area casino. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal agents from several agencies raided the Bicycle Hotel & Casino in a Los Angeles suburb on Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation, forcing its temporary closure, officials said.
Antebellum Period summary: The Antebellum Period in American history is generally considered to be the period before the civil war and after the War of 1812, although some historians expand it to all the years from the adoption of the Constitution in 1789 to the beginning of the Civil War.
The Antebellum Era. The economy of the Antebellum era was separated according to North and South. The economy of the North was characterized by industrialization, while the South was characterized by the Cotton Kingdom. Slaves picking cotton in Georgia (Credit to Jupiterimages). During this time period, the Northern economy was becoming more and more industrialized starting at the turn of the century.