Chapter 15: Ferment Of Reform And Culture (1790-1860) Flashcards
Unitarian faith
(New England) believed that God existed in 1 person, not orthodox trinity. Stressed goodness of human nature.
Deism
Reason rather than relegation. Believed in a supreme being that created universe with an order (clockmaker)
2nd Great Awakening
Liberalism in religion sparked prison reform, church reform, temperance reform, women’s rights movement, and abolition of slavery.
- Charles Grandison Finney
- Peter Cartwright
Charles Grandison Finney
Greatest revival preacher who led revivals in NY in the 2nd Great Awakening.
Millerites (Adventists)
Predicted Christ’s return to Earth on Oct. 22 1844. Falsity led to lost of credibility.
Mormon faith (Chruch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Practiced polygamy, drilling militia, and voting as a unit.
- Joseph Smith
- Brigham Young
Joseph Smith
Claimed to have found golden tablets with the Book of Mormon on them, coming up with the Mormon faith. Succeeded by Brigham Young.
Horace Mann
“Father of Public Education” fighting for better and free (tax-supported) schools
Dorothea Dix
Fought for reform of the mentally ill
American Temperance Society
Called for temperance (alcohol control)
Declaration of Sentiments
Inspired by Dec. of Ind. “all men and women are created equal”. Launched women’s rights movement.
Who were some leaders in the Women’s Rights Movement?
Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Stanton, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell (1st female medical graduate), Margaret Fuller, Grimke sisters (anti-slavery advocates, Ameila Bloomer (semi-short skirts)
Brook Farm
Mass. experiment concerned by Transcendentialism.
Oneida Community
Practiced “free love”, birth control, eugenic selection of parents to produce superior offspring.
Shakers
“Shake off” sins, ban marriage. Relied on new recruits to keep community alive.
