Chapter 15 Flashcards
What are communities based on a vision of a perfect society?
Utopias
What was the wave of religious fervor in the 1800’s?
The Second Great Awakening
How did the 2nd Great Awakening begin?
Revivals
How did the 2nd Great Awakening begin?
Revivals
What does temperance mean?
Drinking little to no alcohol.
What was the first school for the hearing impaired?
Gallaudet University in Washington DC
What did Dorothea Dix do?
She reformed care for the mentally ill.
What was Washington Irving famous for being and what did he write?
America’s first internationally famous author; 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 Beacher 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?
The North Star
What did Frederick Douglass believe destroyed America’s ideals of freedom?
Slavery