Ch15 Flashcards
What was the wave of religious fervor in the 1800’s?
2nd Great Awakening
How did the 2nd Great Awakening begin?
Frontier camp meeting/ revivals
What does temperance mean?
Belief in drinking little to no alcohol
What was the first school for the hearing impaired?
Gallaudet University
What did Dorothea Dix do?
Reformed care for the mentally ill
What was Washington Irving famous for being and what did he write?
Famous for being an author and writing
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
What novel explored the issue of slavery and was the best selling novel of the 19
century?
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who were reformers who wanted to abolish slavery?
Abolitionists
Who was the first white abolitionist to call for the immediate and complete
emancipation of slaves?
William llyod Garrison
Who was the most well known abolitionist?
Fredrick Douglas
What was the name of the newspaper that Frederick Douglass edited?
North star
What did Frederick Douglass believe destroyed America’s ideals of freedom?
The injustice of of slavery
What did Frederick Douglas do with help of friends in 1847?
Purchase his freedom
Who worked for women’s rights as an abolitionist?
Sojouner Truth
