Social Reform Movements
What protestant movement took place from 1795-1835?
The Second Great Awakening.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
He was the 16th president and led the Union (North).
Which amendment officially ended slavery?
The 13th Amendment.
What is the reconstruction era?
The time right after the Civil War when the United States tried to rebuild the South and bring the country back together.
What was Ulysses S. Grant's position in the Civil War?
He was the general for the Union Army (North).
Who lead missionary work in the Kingdom of Hawai'i?
Hiram Bingham I
What did the Republican Party want?
They wanted to stop slavery.
What did Black churches provide?
It was the center of the community, provided leadership, support, and organization.
What is New Harmony?
A famous (but failed) town in Indiana where people tried to share all work and live in total equality.
Why was Robert E. Lee sought after by the Union?
He was an experienced general.
What were the purpose of revival meetings?
Meetings where preachers "woke up" people's faith through emotional speeches.
What did the Democratic Party want?
They wanted to keep slavery.
What happened in 1875?
The Civil Rights Act.
What were the Reconstruction Amendments?
Three big changes to the Constitution (13th, 14th, and 15th) that ended slavery, gave Black people citizenship, and gave Black men the right to vote.
Why was the Republican Party created?
It was formed in response to the expansion of slavery into Western territories.
What did Harriet Beecher Stowe create?
What happened at Gettysburg?
It was a bloody 3-day battle and served as a turning point in the war.
What was Plessy v. Ferguson?
A famous Supreme Court case that said segregation was okay as long as things were "separate but equal" (though they were almost never equal).
What does abolitionism mean?
The organized movement to end slavery in the United States immediately.
What does Juneteenth represent? Who did it impact?
Who is Dorothea Dix?
A reformer who helped move the mentally ill out of prisons and into proper hospitals.
What was free-labor ideology? Name three key points.
It was the belief that workers should earn wages, improve their lives, and have the ability to own land or start a business.
When did the Reconstruction Era begin?
After the Civil War from 1865-1877.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
An official order issued by Lincoln that declared enslaved people in the rebelling Southern states to be free.
What was the Seneca Falls Convention?
It was the first major meeting in U.S. history (1848) held specifically to discuss and demand women's rights.