Abolition
Define abolition and explain what the abolition movement aimed to accomplish in 1800's America.
Abolition is the act of abolishing a system or practice; to get rid of something permanently. The abolition movement was aimed to end slavery.
Explain William Seward's contributions to the abolition movement and American politics.
Abolitionist who helped form the Republican party and served as President Lincoln’s Secretary of State. The republican party was founded on the main principle of ending slavery.
List five restrictions that women faced in 1800's America.
They could not vote, own property, make contracts, control their own wages or have custody of their children in the event of divorce.
What were the main goals of the Education Reform/Common School Movement?
To provide free public education to all children, teach morality and responsible citizenship. It also educated citizens and helps to “Americanize” immigrants
Describe the Underground Railroad and explain why it was dangerous to help slaves escape.
A network of secret trails set to help slaves escape, it was dangerous for them to help them because you could be fined, jailed or killed.
Where were most abolitionists from, and why did many women support the abolition movement?
Most abolitionists were from the Northern states and women supported it because they thought that maybe it would help them also get the right to vote.
How many states allowed women to vote by 1919?
In 1919 women could now vote in 11 states.
What was the traditional role that most women accepted in 1800's society?
Their role was to marry, have children, and care for their home and family
Explain how free public education was seen as important to a democratic republic.
A democratic republic needs to teach basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills.
Who was Harriet Tubman, and what did she accomplish for the abolition movement?
Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave who helped free over 70 more slaves.
Why did the abolition movement anger Southerners? Explain their perspective.
Abolitionism greatly angered the South. Southerners felt they encouraged people to break the law and take away their property
Who was Jeannette Rankin and why was her election historically significant?
Jeannette Rankin of Montana was the first woman elected to Congress - 1916 and she was a suffragette
Why did women abolitionists shift their focus to the women's suffrage movement after the Civil War?
After the Civil War many women who had been involved in the Abolitionist Movement now began to use those skills as part of the Women’s Suffrage Movement. African American men could vote and women still could not so they felt that was unfair.
What was the Second Great Awakening and how did it change American religion?
It was a big religious movement in the USA and church memberships soared.
Identify Frederick Douglass and explain his role in the abolition movement.
He was an escaped slave who became a famous writer and speaker.
How did the abolitionist movement contribute to divisions between the North and South?
This divide over slavery continues to drive the nation apart and toward the Civil War, Southerners felt it stirred up northerners to oppose slavery and urged a separation between states and state rights.
What did Susan B. Anthony do in 1872 and what were the consequences?
Susan B. Anthony illegally registered and voted in the Presidential election in 1872 and was fined $100 and arrested.
Define suffrage and explain why women felt gaining the right to vote was their primary goal.
Suffrage means the right to vote. Felt that the other issues could only be changed if they had a say in government.
Name three new religious movements that emerged during the Second Great Awakening.
7th Day Adventists, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Who was Sojourner Truth and what was her significance to the abolition movement?
She was an escaped slave who became an abolitionist leader.
How did Harriet Beecher Stowe contribute to the abolition movement?
Wrote a popular abolitionist novel called ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ about the misery of slavery.
Which state was the first to give women the right to vote, and in what year?
Wyoming was the first state to give women the right to vote in 1890.
Describe the difference between the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association in terms of their strategies.
The National Woman Suffrage Association focused on gaining women the right to vote through a Constitutional amendment while the American Woman Suffrage Association focused on gaining women the right to vote in individual states thinking if enough states allowed it the national law would change.
What were utopian societies and what did they attempt to accomplish?
They were efforts to set up a “perfect society” and many were Christian/religious communities
What did William Lloyd Garrison do to support the abolition movement?
He wrote and published an anti-slavery newspaper. He helped spread awareness through his anti slavery newspaper.