Era of Reform
What describes Henry David Thoreau’s approach to individualism?
He questioned society's rules and institutions.
How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the South?
Cotton became the South's most important crop.
What did Harriet Tubman’s work with the Underground Railroad involve?
As an escaped slave, she guided slaves from the South to freedom.
Abolitionist
a person who supported abolition, or the ending of slavery
Transcendentalism
a philosophy emphasizing that people should transcend, or go beyond, logical thinking to reach true understanding, with the help of emotions and intuition
Dorothea Dix dedicated her life to
What describes the Industrial Revolution?
a shift from handmade products to machine-made products
What best describes the Underground Railroad?
people who secretly helped slaves escape to the North
Declaration of Sentiments
a formal statement of injustices suffered by women, written by the organizers of the Seneca Falls Convention. Sentiments means “beliefs” or “convictions.”
Agrarian
a person who favors an agricultural way of life and government policies that support agricultural interests
What group benefited the most from early efforts to establish public schools?
White boys
Why were textile mills built near rivers?
Rivers provided power to operate the mills.
What was THE most common way slaves resisted?
by finding ways to quietly rebel
Reform
to make change in order to bring about improvement, end abuses, or correct injustices
Cotton Gin
a hand-operated machine that cleans seeds and other unwanted material from cotton
How did Frederick Douglass spread his message of freedom for all people?
Through newspapers
What is the main difference between an Agrarian and Industrialist?
One favors policies that support farming and the other favors policies that support factories.
How did the “invisible church” benefit slaves?
It provided a means for them to comfort each other
Second Great Awakening
a revival of religious feeling and belief from the 1800s to the 1840s
The clearing away of forests
What was an obstacle for women who were working to end slavery in the United States?
They were not allowed to vote
What was life like for free African Americans in the North?
They were not treated as equal to other citizens.
Through artwork, through music, and through folk tails
Seneca Falls Convention
The gathering of supporters of women's rights in July 1848 that launched the movement for women's right to vote
Industrialist
a person whose wealth comes from the ownership of industrial businesses and who favors government policies that support industry