Chapter 15 Flashcards
What was the wave of religious fervor in the 1800’s?
2nd Great Awakening
How did the 2nd Great Awakening begin?
Frontier camp meetings called revivals
What does temperance mean?
Drinking little or no alcohol
What was the first school for the hearing impaired?
Galladuet University
What did Dorothea Dix do?
Reformed care for the mentally ill
What was Washington Irving famous for being and what did he write?
He was the first internationlly famous author and he wrote, “ The Legend of Sleppy Hollow.”
What novel explored the issue of slavery and was the best selling novel of the 19 century?
Uncle Toms Cabin
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
A article written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explained the issues of slavery
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?
Fedrick 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 his freedom from his orginal slave holder
Who worked for women’s rights as an abolitionist?
Sojourner Truth
