Chapter 15 Flashcards
What was the wave of religious fervor in the 1800’s?
Second great awakening
How did the 2nd Great Awakening begin?
As a revival
What does temperance mean?
Drinking little or no alchohal
What was the first school for the hearing impaired?
Reforming school
What did Dorothea Dix do?
Reformed care for the mental ill
What was Washington Irving famous for being and what did he write?
He was famous for writing The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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 beech
Who were reformers who wanted to abolish slavery?
The 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 Douglous
What was the name of the newspaper that Frederick Douglass edited?
The North Star
What did Frederick Douglass believe destroyed America’s ideals of freedom?
The injustice of slavery
What did Frederick Douglas do with help of friends in 1847?
Helped purchase his freedom
Who worked for women’s rights as an abolitionist?
Sojouner Truth
Where was Sojourner Truth born?
New York
Why did she choose her name
Afterthe quote”I will walk in the light of gods truth
What are communities based on a vision of a perfect society?
Utopias
What is underground tunnels for the runaway slaves of the south
Underground railroad
Most famous conductor
Harriet tubman
First womens convention
Seneca falls new york
What is The most conterversal issue
Conference for women suffrage
What did elizabeth cady stanten and lucretia mott fight for
Women suffrage
Who was the quaker that helped according to womens suffrage
Lucretia Mott
Who called for equal pay,college training,and coeducation
Susan B. Anthony
What did the 19th amendment do
Made womens suffrage a reality
