US History Chapter 8

A second religious fervor that swept the nation. It converted more than the first. It also had an effect on moral movements such as prison reform, the temperance movement, and moral reasoning against slavery.

an emotional religious gathering that could last for several days

An important preacher in the revivalist movement.

movement that preached that each person had the responsibility to find salvation. It also stressed that people could change themselves and society.

started the African Methodist Episcopal Church that became a political, cultural, and social center for many African Americans.

New England writer and philosopher who led a group practicing transcendentalism

belief that people could find truth in nature and within themselves. They believed in the dignity of the individual. They fought for social changes. They contributed to the literary movement that stressed freedom and self-reliance.the empirical and material

author of Walden practiced self-reliance(He lived alone for 2 years.)

belief that people should protest and not obey laws they considered unjust

a spiritual movement that stressed reason, not emotion.

experimental community that tried to create a "perfect" living environment of harmony and self-sufficiency. (None were successful.)

Rights activist on behalf of mentally ill patients - created first wave of US mental asylums

Movement to end slavery

United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal "The Liberator "(1805-1879)

the freeing of slaves

a free black who moved from the South to the North and urged African Americans to fight for their freedom.

an escaped slave that became a leader in the abolitionist cause. - wrote and spoke about achieving emancipation through nonviolence. - founded The North Star, an anti-slavery newspaper.

Virginian slave that led a violent slave rebellion

pre-civil war

rule that legislators could limit or ban debate on any issue

social customs that required women to restrict themselves to caring for the house

leaders in the abolitionist movement

movement to ban the drinking of alcohol

A prominent advocate of women's rights, she organized the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention with Lucretia Mott

Women's rights convention in NY attended by more than 300 men and women. They called for laws that guaranteed equal rights to women like suffrage, the right to vote "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolution"

former slave that became an abolitionist and women's rights activist

system in which manufacturers provided the materials for goods to be manufactured home.

goods that a family could not make for itself like furniture and tools

a skilled artisan who owned a business and employed others

skilled worker employed by a master

worker learning a craft or a trade under the supervision of a master

a work stoppage in order to force an employer to respond to demands

In 1834, the unions that joined together to increase their power

An American women's rights and temperance advocate. She presented her views in her own monthly paper, The Lily, which she began publishing in 1849. When Amelia was 22, she married a lawyer by the name of Dexter Bloomer. One of the major causes promoted by Amelia was a change in dress standards for women so that they would be less restrictive.

A Quaker who attended an anti-slavery convention in 1840 and her party of women was not recognized. She and Stanton called the first women's right convention in New York in 1848