Key Terms
The term prohibition refers to the ending of this practice.
Sale of Alcohol
Leading abolitionist who created his own newspaper and called it “The Liberator” in 1831.
William Lloyd Garrison
This was a broad religious movement that swept across the United States after 1790.
Second Great Awakening
During the Antebellum Era, many states did away with religious and property qualifications for voting. This made it possible for most of what demographic population to vote?
Adult White Males
The complete freeing of enslaved peoples and giving them full political and social rights.
Emancipation
An organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests in the workplace
Labor Union
The most famous fugitive slave, abolitionist and African American of his time. His speeches and writings led to human rights reforms not just for former slaves and marginalized groups in America but for all peoples.
Frederick Douglass
A religious gathering that relied on emotional sermons to awaken religious feelings.
Revival
The “mill girls” of Lowell went on strike in 1834 to protest this.
Low Wages, Poor Working Conditions, Understaffed Factories
This group of reformers wanted to end slavery in the United States.
Abolitionists
The form of protest that calls on people to disobey unjust laws.
Civil Disobedience
Slave who, in 1831, led the most successful slave revolt up to that time.
Nat Turner
Experimental communities that all shared the common goal of self-sufficiency and were designed to be perfect societies.
Utopian Communities
Prior to the start of the education reform movement, most educated children fell into these two descriptive categories.
Wealthy and Male
The loose network of escape routes, safe houses, and friendly assistance for fugitive slaves.
Underground Railroad
Modeled after the Declaration of Independence, this document listed what rights and reforms women expected to happen.
Declaration of Sentiments
These TWO women organized the Seneca Falls Convention on women’s rights.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott
Philosophy that emphisized the truth to be found in nature and intuition.
Transcendentalism
Discussions opposing slavery, faith and community were major topics at this gathering which was the first of its kind.
Black National Convention
Name ONE of the THREE cultural institutions or practices that African American slaves developed or embraced to help them cope with their enslavement.
Secret networks of communication
Family traditions and names
The development of unique religious practices that combine Christianity and African rituals
A system in which manufacturers provided the materials for goods to be manufactured at home.
Cottage Industry System
Famous abolitionist, women's rights advocate and former slave who gave speeches in NYC
Sojourner Truth
Compared to many Irish, German, Southeast Asian immigrants, British immigrants had a much easier time adjusting to life in America because…
They came to America mainly for economic reasons
They assimilated to the culture much quicker and shared a common language
They were already skilled in many many major industries allowing them to get higher paying jobs
This Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling in 1842 legalized workers right to strike.
Commonwealth v. Hunt
Name TWO of the THREE major claims made by supporters of slavery in the South.
Slavery was essential to their econony
Northern states benefit from the cheap labor costs of slavery
Christianity supported slavery