Ch 8 Flashcards
well known for a violent slave revolt
Nat turner
promoted the ending of the institution of slavery
Abolition movement
belief in the personal responsibility(own efforts) for salvation
Second great awakening
married women’s activities should be limited to housework and family(prevailing customs)
Cult of domesticity
published a newspaper, worked as an urban slave, and lectured on the evils of slavery
Frederick Douglas
faced wage cuts, increased workloads, & unhealthy working conditions
Mill girls
represented workers in a variety of industries
National trade unions
_____ was a leader for the philosophical movement known as transcendentalism
Ralph Waldo Emerson
worked as strikebreakers for low wages
Irish immigrants
skilled artisans who are employed by master artisans
Journeyman
helped launch the Second Great Awakening
Charles grandison finney
this established the right of workers to strike
Commonwealth vs hunt
a political, cultural, and social center for its members
African Methodist Episcopal Church
represented a philosophical movement that emphasized self-reliance, truth in nature, and personal imagination
Ralph Waldo Emerson
focused on the mentally ill
Dorothea dix