Chapter 15 Flashcards
revival
religious meeting
utopia
community based on a vision of the perfect society
temperance
drinking little to no alcahol
lectures
speech meant to provide information, similar to what a teacher presents
normal school
state-supported school for training high school graduates to become teachers
authors
writers of books, articles, or other written works
civil disobedience
refusing to obey laws considered unjust
abolitionist
person who sought the end of slavery in the United Statesin the early 1800s
route
line of travel
medical
relating to medicine and help given to people who are sick or injured
suffrage
the right to vote
coeducation
the teaching of males and females together
capable
skillful
ministry
the job of a religious leader
What was Transcedentalism
An American literary movement that emphasized the relationship between humans and nature, and the importance of individual conscience.
Who was David Thoreau and what did he believe in
A transcedentalist who believed in civil disobedience, or refusing to obey unjust laws
What did American artists begin to develop in the mid 1800s?
A purely American style in their work
Why did religious revivals begin in the 1800s
Some people believed that the country wasn’t religious enough
what was the goal of the temperance movement
to urge people to drink little or no alcahol
What areas did reformers try to improve in the 1800s?
Education, prisons, and the care of people with mental illness.
