Reform Movements
What religious movement inspired many of the reform movements in the 1800s?
The Second Great Awakening
How did the South's geography affect the growth of cash crops?
It had wide, fertile coastal plains, access to seaports, and plentiful rainfall and long growing seasons
It increased the demand for enslaved people
What U.S. state was the first to allow women to vote?
Wyoming
What was the most common way enslaved people resisted slavery?
By finding ways to quietly rebel
How did Frederick Douglass spread his message of freedom for all people?
through newspapers
How were goods primarily transported in the South?
By river
What was true of free African Americans living in both the North and the South
They faced discrimination and racism
How did women in the North financially contribute to their families?
By working in the mills
What were some majors causes of immigration to the United States between 1845 and 1860?
Political conflict and famine
Who dedicated her life to helping the imprisoned?
Dorothea Dix
By 1850, the most efficient way to move goods in the North was by _______________
railroad
How did Southern states respond to rebellions?
They passed even stricter "slave codes"
What was an obstacle for women who were working to end slavery in the United States?
They were not allowed to vote
Why did White Southerners who were not enslavers support slavery?
They knew the Southern economy depended on enslaved workers
Who did public schools primarily benefit?
Boys
Describe the distinct social class structure in the South
A few rich plantation owners at the top, poor White people and farmers in the middle, and Black people, mostly enslaved, at the bottom.
What was life like for free African Americans in the North?
They were not treated as equal to other citizens
The medical school started by Elizabeth Blackwell differed from other U.S. medical schools of that time because it
accepted female students
What invention was inspired by industrialization to Northern agriculture
reaper
What describes Henry David Thoreau's approach to individualism?
He questioned society's rules and institutions
The farmland in the North is known as the "_________ ___ ________"
Breadbasket of America
What was an overseer?
A person who was a supervisor of enslaved people
What motivated Elizabeth Cady Stanton to become active in the women's rights movement?
She was not allowed to speak at a convention
What was the purpose of the National Council of Colored People?