Vocab
work stoppage by employees as a protest against an employer
what is a "strike"
a device that used electrical signals to send messages
what is a "telegraph"
this was the vast network of "safe houses" designed to help enslaved people escape to freedom
what is "The Underground Railroad"
this female activist advocated for both abolition and women's rights through her poetry
who is 'Sojourner Truth"
this man escaped from slavery and taught himself how to read and write
who is "Frederick Douglas"
rules/laws focusing on the enforcement or punishment of enslaved people
What are "slave codes"
this revolutionary invention allowed quicker transportation of people and goods
what is the "railroad"
this enslaved person led a violent rebellion that resulted in the death of 55 white people
who was "Nat Turner"
this women's rights activist was important in the development of women's higher education
who is "Mary Lyon"
this person was the most famous "conductor" of the underground railroad
who was "Harriet Tubman"
the right to vote
what is "suffrage"
this is referred to as the first phase of industrialization
what is "specialization of jobs"
this was the name of William Lloyd Garrison's newspaper
What was the name of Stanton's friend and co-founder of the Seneca Falls Convention?
who is "Lucretia Mott"
this was the first American woman to work as an astronomer
who was "Maria Mitchell"
a person opposed to immigration
what is "nativist"
this is the process of using the same pieces and putting them together in an assembly line
what is "interchangeable parts"
this abolitionist wrote a novel that was turned into a play and later a movie
who is "Harriet Beecher Stowe"
This daughter of a Quaker abolitionist was a major advocate for equal pay for women, and access to college training for women.
who is "Susan B. Anthony"
Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau primarily focused on which theme in their writings?
what is "transcendentalism"
refusing to obey laws considered unjust
what is "civil disobedience"
many workers formed _______ to fight for better wages, working conditions, and hours
what is "labor unions"
While demand for many Southern crops decreased after the American Revolution, demand from Europe made this crop rise to become king of all crops.
what is "cotton"
While many women called for professional opportunities, the Milwaukee College for Women based their teachings on the beliefs of ___________________ who thought that women should be educated for their traditional roles of wife, mother, and housekeeper.
who is "Catherine Beecher"
This person was heavily involved in prison and mental-health reform during the mid 1800's.
who is "Dorothea Dix"