Ch 12 IDs Flashcards
James Fenimore Cooper (Who)
Frist great US novelist
James Fenimore Cooper (What)
Wrote historical novels
James Fenimore Cooper (When)
Mid 1800s
James Fenimore Cooper (Where)
US
James Fenimore Cooper (Why)
Introduced distinctively US novels with US characters such as frontiersmen
Walt Whitman (Who)
Poet
Walt Whitman (What)
Poems that celebrated democracy
Walt Whitman (When)
1855 published first volume of work
Walt Whitman (Where)
US
Walt Whitman (Why)
Broke conventios of rhyme and meter to bring new vitality to poetry
Expressed individualism
Herman Melville (Who)
Writer
Herman Melville (What)
Wrote Moby Dick
Herman Melville (When)
Publish Moby Dick in 1851
Herman Melville (Where)
US
Herman Melville (Why)
Reflected that the human spirit was often a troubled, self destructive force
Edgar Allen Poe (Who)
Southern writer
Edgar Allen Poe (What)
Wrote sad stories and poems such as the Raven
Edgar Allen Poe (When)
Published the Raven in 1845
Edgar Allen Poe (Where)
South
Edgar Allen Poe (Why)
Changed literature by freeing it from determination to preach a moral
Nathaniel Hawthorne (Who)
Transcendentalist critic
Nathaniel Hawthorne (What)
Wrote a number of novels such as the Scarlett Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne (When)
Published the Scarlett letter in 1850
Nathaniel Hawthorne (Where)
US
Nathaniel Hawthorne (Why)
Challenged transcendentalism
Transcendentalism (Who)
Emerson and Thoreau leaders
Transcendentalism (What)
Liberation from understanding and cultivation of reading
Transcendentalism (When)
Mid 1800s
Transcendentalism (Where)
US
Transcendentalism (Why)
Helped created US culture
Emerson (Who)
Transcendentalist
Emerson (What)
Wrote essays and lectured
Emerson (When)
Mid 1800s
Emerson (Where)
US
Emerson (Why)
Spread transcendentalism
Thoreau (Who)
Transcendentalist
Thoreau (What)
Wrote Walden about his experience in “isolation”
Thoreau (When)
Wrote Walden in 1854
Thoreau (Where)
Walden Ponds
Thoreau (Why)
Set precedent of civil disobedience
Brook Farm, New Harmony, Oneida (Who)
George Ripley, Robert Owen, and John Humphrey Noles respectively
Brook Farm, New Harmony, Oneida (What)
Utopian societies
Brook Farm, New Harmony, Oneida (When)
Mid 1800s
Brook Farm, New Harmony, Oneida (Where)
North
Brook Farm, New Harmony, Oneida (Why)
Demonstrated US desire to escape industrialism
Utopian societies (Who)
Brook Farm, New Harmony, Oneida
Utopian societies (What)
Isolated communities preaching certain values such as total equality
Utopian societies (When)
Mid 1800s
Utopian societies (Where)
North
Utopian societies (Why)
Demonstrated US desire to escape industrialism
Robert Owen (Who)
Social reformer
Robert Owen (What)
Founded New Harmony
Robert Owen (When)
1825
Robert Owen (Where)
Indiana
Robert Owen (Why)
Spurred other “Owenite” experiments
Charles Finney (Who)
Father of modern revivalism
Charles Finney (What)
Rode from town to town to preach
Charles Finney (When)
Mid 1800s
Charles Finney (Where)
Particular success in NY
Charles Finney (Why)
Pioneer cooperation among Protestant denominations
Burned Over District (Who)
Revivalists
Burned Over District (What)
Districts where there were lots of religious revival movements
Burned Over District (When)
Mid 1800s
Burned Over District (Where)
NY
Burned Over District (Why)
Why Joseph Smith first organized the Mormon Church
Shakers (Who)
Mother Ann Lee
Shakers (What)
Advocated the simple life
Shakers (When)
Founded in 1770s
Shakers (Where)
NE and NW
Shakers (Why)
Promoted celibacy which meant that they could not expand
Mormons (Who)
Joseph Smith and Brigham Young
Mormons (What)
First American religion
Mormons (When)
1830 published Book of Mormon
Mormons (Where)
Settled in Utah
Mormons (Why)
First US religion
Trek led people to follow later
Temperance Movement (Who)
Women were particularly active
Temperance Movement (What)
Urge for reduciton or prohibition of alcohol
Temperance Movement (When)
Mid 1800s
Temperance Movement (Where)
US
Temperance Movement (Why)
??
Horace Mann (Who)
Educational reformer
Horace Mann (What)
Reorganized MA school system
Lengthen academic year
Doubled teacher salaries
Horace Mann (When)
Mid 1800s
Horace Mann (Where)
MA
Horace Mann (Why)
Improved US public education
Public School Movement (Who)
Horace Mann
Public School Movement (What)
Improvements in public eduction
Public School Movement (When)
Mid 1800s
Public School Movement (Where)
US, especially N
Public School Movement (Why)
Improved public education, although in varying degrees depending on area
Prison reform (who)
Prisoners
Prison reform (What)
New forms of rigid prison discipline
Prison reform (When)
Mid 1800s
Prison reform (Where)
US
Prison reform (Why)
??
Asylum movement (Who)
Dorthea Dix
Asylum movement (What)
Better conditions for mentally ill
Asylum movement (When)
Mid 1800s
Asylum movement (Where)
US
Asylum movement (Why)
Spawned creation go facilites for poor, orphans, etc
Dorthea Dix (Who)
Reformer
Dorthea Dix (What)
Led the asylum movement
Dorthea Dix (When)
Mid 1800s
Dorthea Dix (Where)
US
Dorthea Dix (Why)
Established numerous mental hospitals throughout the US
Women’s rights movement (Who)
Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucreat Mott, etc
Women’s rights movement (What)
Push for equality with men
Women’s rights movement (When)
Mid 1800s
Women’s rights movement (Where)
US
Women’s rights movement (Why)
First important US feminist movement
Seneca Falls Convention (Who)
Organized by Lucreatia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Seneca Falls Convention (What)
Women’s rights convention
Seneca Falls Convention (When)
1848
Seneca Falls Convention (Where)
Seneca Falls, NY
Seneca Falls Convention (Why)
Sparked the women’s rights movement
Lucretia Mott (Who)
Women rights advocate
Lucretia Mott (What)
Planned the Seneca Falls convention
Lucretia Mott (When)
1848
Lucretia Mott (Where)
Seneca Falls, NY
Lucretia Mott (Why)
Sparked women’s rights movement
Sarah adn Angelica Grimke (Who)
Southern US Quakers
Sarah adn Angelica Grimke (What)
Advoated for abolition of slavey and advancemetn of women’s rights
Sarah adn Angelica Grimke (When)
Mid 1800s
Sarah adn Angelica Grimke (Where)
SC
Sarah adn Angelica Grimke (Why)
??
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Who)
Women’s rights advocate
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (What)
Helped plan Seneca Falls
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (When)
1848
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Where)
Seneca Falls, NY
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Why)
Sparked the women’s rights movement
Susan B. Anthony (Who)
Feminist
Susan B. Anthony (What)
Drew parallels between plight of women and slaves
Susan B. Anthony (When)
Mid 1800s
Susan B. Anthony (Where)
US
Susan B. Anthony (Why)
Sparked women’s rights movement
Abolition (Who)
Abolitionists
Abolition (What)
Movements to opposed slavery
Abolition (When)
1800s
Abolition (Where)
Especially North
Abolition (Why)
Mounted sectional tension and set the stage for the Civil War
David Walker (Who)
Militant abolitionist
David Walker (What)
Published a harsh pamphelt called Walker’s Appeal to the Colored Citizen
David Walker (When)
1829
David Walker (Where)
US
David Walker (Why)
Struck fear into hearts of slave owners because of its violent nature
William Lloyed Garrison (Who)
Abolitionist
William Lloyed Garrison (What)
Founded the Liberator, and abolitionist newpaper
William Lloyed Garrison (When)
1831
William Lloyed Garrison (Where)
Boston
William Lloyed Garrison (Why)
Stirred up emotions over the issue of slavery
Sojouner Truth (Who)
Runaway slaver
Sojouner Truth (What)
Influential figure in both women’s socieities and abolitionist movement
Sojouner Truth (When)
Mid 1800s
Sojouner Truth (Where)
New England and Midwest
Sojouner Truth (Why)
Attracted large audiences for her cause and stirred up emotions over issue of slavery
Harriet Beecher Stow (Who)
Abolitionist
Harriet Beecher Stow (What)
Wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin as propoganda and combined the emotional conventions of a sentimental novel with her political agenda
Harriet Beecher Stow (When)
Published in 1852
Harriet Beecher Stow (Where)
US
Harriet Beecher Stow (Why)
Brough message of abolitoism to a large audience
