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
prevented Congress from hearing abolitionist petitions to end slavery
Gage rule
former slave who spoke for abolition and women’s rights
Sojourner truth
advised African Americans to fight for freedom rather than wait for slave owners to end slavery
David walker
published the North Star and worked to end slavery through political means
Frederick Douglas
with Lucretia Mott organized to first women’s rights convention at Seneca Falls, New York
Elizabeth candy Stanton
emphasized reason and conscience
Unitarianism
resolution that women should receive the right to vote narrowly approved
Seneca falls convention
worked mostly in textile factories in the 1820’s
Young single women
recognized the destructive effects of drunkenness on family life
Temperance movement
rebellion led to the tightening of laws controlling slaves
Nag turners
