Think about the word "antebellum"... What do you think it means? Well lets break it down...
The word "ante" means before
and the word "bellum" means war
So Antebellum means the time before the Civil War.
During the Antebellum period in the South, slavery largely expanded changing the economy entirely. In the South, cotton plantations were highly profitable and these plantations created a bunch of different classes. Only a lucky few were at top, with large land holdings. But for the most part many Southerners did not experience this degree of wealth...
It is your job to find out all the different social classes and their lifestyles during that time.