Chapter 15 Flashcards
What was the wave of religious fervor in the 1800’s?
Second great awakining
How did the 2
nd
Great Awakening begin?
Revivals
What does temperance mean?
Drinking little to no alchol
What was the first school for the hearing impaired?
Gallaudet university
What did Dorothea Dix do?
Reformed care for the meantally ill
What was Washington Irving famous for being and what did he write?
Famous for being an author
Book sleepy hallow
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
Who were reformers who wanted to abolish slavery?
Abolistinist
Who was the first white abolitionist to call for the immediate and complete
emancipation of slaves?
Wolliam lyod harrison
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?
Injustice of slavery
What did Frederick Douglas do with help of friends in 1847?
Purchase freedom
Who worked for women’s rights as an abolitionist?
Sojourner truth