CHAPTER 15 TEST REVIEW Flashcards
Second Great Awakening:
A religious revival movement in the early 1800s that emphasized personal faith and social reform.
Temperance Movement:
A social movement advocating for the reduction or prohibition of alcohol consumption.
Transcendentalism:
A philosophical movement that emphasized the inherent goodness of people and nature
Key People
Horace Mann:
An education reformer who advocated for public education and established normal schools for teacher training in Massachusetts.
Dorothea Dix:
A reformer who raised awareness about the poor conditions in prisons and the treatment of individuals with mental illnesses.
Harriet Tubman:
An abolitionist and key figure in the Underground Railroad
Key Events
Seneca Falls Convention (1848):
The first women’s rights convention in the U.S.
Key Themes
Social Reform:
The various movements aimed at improving society
Abolition Movement:
The campaign against slavery that gained momentum in the early to mid-1800s
Key Literature/Art
Hudson River School:
An art movement that focused on American landscapes
Poetry of Longfellow and Whitman:
Poets who captured themes of American history and identity in their works
