Chapter 10 Flashcards
Best-selling novel in the U.S. before the Civil War
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Cemetery that became an artistic exhibition about the cycle of nature
Mount Auburn
“Gangs” that we’re involved in the promotion of illegal prize fighting
Volunteer Fire Companies
American author who wrote about living a simple life in the woods
Henry David Thoreau
Introduced ordinary Americans to African American song and dance
Minstrel Shows
Early horse racing capital of the United States
New Orleans
Religious evangelical who led a Middle-Class revival in Rochester, New York
Charles Finney
Place where children in New England learned about moral discipline
Sunday School
Organized a church on reaction to the dwindling of a male-dominated society
Joseph Miller
British sport that became popular among the working class poor
Prize Fighting (boxing)
Published Godet’s Lady’s Book for women
Sarah Joespha Hale
Author of the famous Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Southern Presbyterian Minister who wrote manuals on how to preach to slaves
Charles Colcock Jones
Most famous tourist attraction for wealthy Americans
Niagara Falls
Occupation of some of the best early-American prize fighters
Butchers