abolition
Define abolition and explain what the abolition movement aimed to accomplish in 1800's America.
Abolition is to abolish and also the act of getting rid or practice permanently of a system . The abolition movement ended slavery.
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
What did William Lloyd Garrison do to support the abolition movement?
William Lloyd Garrison Wrote & published the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator helped spread awareness through his anti slavery newspaper
What was the Second Great Awakening and how did it change American religion?
A big religious movement in the USA Large revival meetings Church membership soars.
What were utopian societies and what did they attempt to accomplish?
Utopian Societies Efforts to set up a “perfect society”. Everything was perfect nothing went wrong.
Where were most abolitionists from, and why did many women support the abolition movement?
Northern states, they thought if slaves had right they should have rights.
Define suffrage and explain why women felt gaining the right to vote was their primary goal.
Suffrage is the right to vote. Felt that the other issues could only be changed if they had a say in government
Why did the abolition movement anger Southerners? Explain their perspective.
Southerners felt they encouraged people to break the law and take away their property (slaves)
Who led the National Woman Suffrage Association and what was their approach?
Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton focused on changing the constitution.
What were many of the utopian societies
Many were Christian/religious communities
Describe the Underground Railroad and explain why it was dangerous to help slaves escape.
A network of secret trails, safe houses, and people that would help escaped slaves get to freedom in the North It was dangerous to help slaves escape. It was against the law and you could be fined, jailed, have you property taken, or even killed by angry slave hunters
Why did women abolitionists shift their focus to the women's suffrage movement after the Civil War?
After the civil war the focus shifted. Because african american men could vote and they felt they deserved that right too.
. How did the abolitionist movement contribute to divisions between the North and South?
It led to the fight over states rights and eventually the civil war. Southerners felt they stirred up the north to oppose slavery
. 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 (Mormonism), Christian Scientists
What were some of the utopian members
Some were socialist/common ownership
Who was Harriet Tubman, and what did she accomplish for the abolition movement?
She was an escaped slave that lead other slaves to freedom through the underground railroad
Describe the difference between the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association in terms of their strategies.
National Woman Suffrage AssociationFocused on gaining women the right to vote through a Constitutional amendment
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 the main goals of the Education Reform/Common School Movement?
Education Reform (Common School Movement)Provide free public education to all children Teach basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills
Teach morality and responsible citizenship
Who led the American Woman Suffrage Association and what was their approach?
Lucy Stone & Henry Blackwell she focused on getting women to vote in individual states.
What was the goal of utopian societies
Efforts to set up a “perfect society”
Identify Frederick Douglass and explain his role in the abolition movement.
He was an escaped slave and he was the leading abolitionist and speaker and writer
List five restrictions that women faced in 1800's America.
Vote (nationally) Own property Make contracts Control their own wages Have custody of their children in the event of divorce (which was very rare) Work outside of the home (and when they did were paid less) Go to school past elementary school
Explain how free public education was seen as important to a democratic republic.
A democratic republic needs educated citizens Helps to “Americanize” immigrants Creates a shared history and common culture and values
What did Susan B. Anthony did in 1872 and what were the consequences?
Susan B. Anthony illegally registers and votes in the the Presidential Election in 1872
Arrested and fined $100 Refused to pay it; Never did
Give two examples of utopian communities and describe what made them unique or different from mainstream society.
Many were Christian/religious communities Some were socialist/common ownership New Harmony, Indiana - Study science/philosophy Nashoba, Tennessee - Abolitionist/Equal races Hopedale, Massachusetts - Equality of the sexes Oneida, New York - Experimental family relationships