women's movement
the name of the first women's college
Mount Holyoke college
what does it mean to be an abolitionist
an abolitionist is a person that fights to end slavery.
temperance
the ban of the use of alcohol
what was the second great awakening
it was a religious fervor that took place in the early 1800's
who started the public education system as we know it today
Horace Mann
who is the women that founded the first women's college
Mary Lyon
what is the underground railroad
a system of safe-houses that slaves used to escape slavery
revivals
a religious frontier camp meeting
what were the religious camp meetings called
revivals
what were some of the troubles of the early public school system
untrained teachers, not easily accessible, and they didn't allow women or African Americans in
what was the fight for the right to vote called
suffrage
who is the most famous conductor on the underground railroad
Harriet Tubbman
abolitionist
a person that fights for the end to slavery
who led the charge against the consumption of alcohol
Lyam Beecher
what college eventually allowed women and African Americans in
Oberlin college, founded in 1833
How did the women's movement connect with other social movements of the time
they showed people that minorities needed education too
how did southerners try to justify slavery
they said that they needed slaves because of the demand for slaves in the north
underground railroad
a network of safe-houses that guided slaves to freedom
in what state was the first law passed to ban the production and consumption of alcohol
Maine
what were the main three reforms that took place
help for the deaf, blind, and mentally ill
how did the women's movement connect with other social movements of the time
it connected them by showing other people that they can stand up and fight for other causes
what society was formed to buy back slaves and send them to this country in Africa (bonus points if you can name the country)
American Colonization society (Liberia)
suffrage
the fight for women to be able to vote
18th amendment
what schools were made to train teachers
normal schools