Chapter 15 Flashcards
What was the wave of religious fervor in the 1800’s?
The Second Great Awakening
How did the 2nd Great Awakening begin?
It began with frontier camps called revivals
What does temperance mean?
Temperance means to drink little or no alcohol
What was the first school for the hearing impaired?
Gallaudet University which was established by Thomas Gallaudet
What did Dorothea Dix do?
Dorothea Dix reformed care for the mentally ill and visited prisons and learned that some living there were mentally ill and were guilty of no crimes
What was Washington Irving famous for being and what did he write?
Washington Irving was America’s first internationally famous author with his story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
What novel explored the issue of slavery and was the best selling novel of the 19th 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 Lloyd Garrison
Who was the most well known abolitionist?
Fredrick Douglas
What was the name of the newspaper that Frederick Douglass edited?
He edited an anti-slavery newspaper called the “North Star”
What did Frederick Douglass believe destroyed America’s ideals of freedom?
He believed that the injustice of slavery destroyed America’s ideas of freedom
What did Frederick Douglas do with help of friends in 1847?
In 1847 friends helped him purchase his freedom from his original slaveholder
Who worked for women’s rights as an abolitionist?
Sojourner Truth
