Question

How history was divided by historians during the middle of the 19th century?

Answer 1

In the USA, the big dividing line is the Civil War (1861–1865), so in general it is divided in terms of ante-bellum or “before the war” and events that came after. Beyond that it is by theme, based on the major events or leadership of the era. The only era named for an individual is “The Jacksonian Era” describing the time between the “Corrupt Bargain” of 1824 through the Depression of 1837. Even here, historians will disagree as to the exact years of a particular era and sometimes themes overlap. You may have the “Second Great Awakening” religiously happening at the same time as the Jacksonian Era, which it did. In Great Britain and commonly acknowledged in the west in general is who was on the throne there. For the 19th Century, it is the Victorian Era, as Queen Victoria was monarch from 1837 to 1901. She had influence also in the USA and elsewhere as that was when “the sun never sets on the British Empire. “ So every country does it based on the specific events in their own country. For example, while the Reconstruction Era is going on in the USA, Japan was going through the Meiji Restoration and outlawing the samurai.

Answer 2

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In the USA, the big dividing line is the Civil War (1861–1865), so in general it is divided in terms of ante-bellum or “before the war” and events that came after. Beyond that it is by theme, based on the major events or leadership of the era. The only era named for an individual is “The Jacksonian Era” describing the time between the “Corrupt Bargain” of 1824 through the Depression of 1837. Even here, historians will disagree as to the exact years of a particular era and sometimes themes overlap. You may have the “Second Great Awakening” religiously happening at the same time as the Jacksonian Era, which it did. In Great Britain and commonly acknowledged in the west in general is who was on the throne there. For the 19th Century, it is the Victorian Era, as Queen Victoria was monarch from 1837 to 1901. She had influence also in the USA and elsewhere as that was when “the sun never sets on the British Empire. “ So every country does it based on the specific events in their own country. For example, while the Reconstruction Era is going on in the USA, Japan was going through the Meiji Restoration and outlawing the samurai.