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Where did the Irish settle, why, and what religion were they? Where did the Germans settle, why, and what religion were they?
Irish: Escape Starvation, Settled in Cities, Catholic German: Escape Political Persecution, settled in Midwest, Catholics, Protestants, and Jews
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What is Transcendentalism?
The belief that people could rise above material goods in life
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Second Great Awakening:?
1800's The South Charles Finney, Lyman Beecher Finney though sin was avoidable Many converts
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What is abolition? Who were the first people to challenge slavery?
Complete end to slavery The Quakers
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Who were women criticized by for doing what?
Clergy, men, press for giving public speeches
200
What did Nativists support and what did they form?
They opposed immigration, The Know-Nothing Party which wanted to keep immigrants out of office
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Name three important transcendentalists.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Henry David Fuller
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Temperance Movement:?
Worried about effects of alcohol Tried to get people to use self discipline to stop drinking hard liquor Lyman Beecher
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What did William Lloyd Garrison do?
Published The Liberator Founded the American Anti-Slavery Association
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Why were women upset?
They could not vote, sit on juries, or have a lot of control over their own property
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What was a word that was created during this time period and what did it mean?
The Middle Class: Social and economic class between the wealthy and the poor
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What were the beliefs of the supporters of the Romantic movement?
Great interest in nature, an emphasis on individual expression, using emotion to guide their creative output
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Prison Reform:?
1841 Massachusetts Dorothea Dix Mentally Ill people were in prisons 100 hospitals were built
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Who were the Grimke sisters and what did they do?
They Wrote pamphlets and books They were anti-slavery activists
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What did people believe about women?
They didn't have the strength to live in the outside world
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What were some problems in cities because of the growth?
Poorly designed houses, Overcrowding, Unsafe Housing, Epidemics and diseases, Crime, and Fire
400
Who are 5 bold Romantic authors?
Hawthorne, Allen Poe, Dickinson, Wadsworth Longfellow, Whitman
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Education Reform:?
Early 1800's Horace Mann New England Few teachers were trained, small rooms, all ages in one room Wanted all children regardless of background to be taught together He doubled school budget, raised teacher's salaries, lengthened school year, began 1st teacher training school Catharine Beecher Made first all female academy Thomas Gallaudet improved learning for the disabled
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What did Frederick Douglas do?
Escaped Slavery and important leaders in the 1800's Speaking tours, published "North Star", and wrote autobiographies
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What did the women use as a basis for the declaration of sentiments?
The Declaration of Independence
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How many immigrants settled in the US between 1840 - 1860?
4 million
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Little Women:? Midnight Ride of Paul Revere:?
Little Women: Louisa May Alcott, 4 sisters living in one house in the 1800's The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Tales of Wayside Inn
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African American Communities:?
New York, Boston, Philly Richard Allen- Model for groups supporting equal rights Alexander Crummel- Wanted creation of schools for African American schools Most AA in south were slaves, so could not be educated
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Who was Sojourner Truth?
A former slave who traveled the country giving speeches about equality
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Who were three important women's rights leaders?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony