Chapter 15 Flashcards
What was the wave of religious fervor in the 1800’s?
The second great awakening
What was the village created by a utopian believer?
New harmony
How did the 2nd Great Awakening begin?
The revival
What does temperance mean?
Little or no drinking
What was the first school for the hearing impaired?
Galledet university
What did transcendentalists stress?
The relationship between humans nature and human conscience
What were writers Margaret Fuller, Henry David Thoreau, and Ralph Waldo
Transcends list
What did Dorothea Dix do?
Reform care for the mentally ill
What was Washington Irving famous for being and what did he write?
The legend of sleepy hollow
What novel explored the issue of slavery and was the best selling novel of the 19
th
Uncle toms cabin
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet breach Stowe
What are communities based on a vision of a perfect society?
Utopia
Who were reformers who wanted to abolish slavery?
Abolitionist
Who was the first white abolitionist to call for the immediate and complete
emancipation of slaves?
William Lloyd garrison
Who was the most well known abolitionist?
Fredrick Douglass