Expanding the nation

Question 1

abolitionism

Answer 1

a movement to end slavery, wheather formal or informal. historical movement to end rhe african and indian slave trade

Question 2

temperance

Answer 2

abstinence from drinking alcohol

Question 3

asylum/penal

Answer 3

dorothea dix witnessed poor treatment in asylum and fined prisons and fought for better rights

Question 4

womens rights

Answer 4

women wanted equal rights idk

Question 5

william lloyd garrison

Answer 5

prominent americanabolitionist, journalist, suffragist, and social reformer

Question 6

frederick douglass

Answer 6

african american social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesmen

Question 7

sojourner truth

Answer 7

african american abolitionist and womens rights activist. truth was born into slavery , but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826

Question 8

underground railroad

Answer 8

network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19 century enslaved people of african descent

Question 9

dorothea dix

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american activist on behalf of the indignent insane, who were treated poorly in asylums.

Question 10

cult of domesticity

Answer 10

prevailing value sysytem among the upper and middle classes during nineteen century in us.

Question 11

senaca falls convention

Answer 11

the first womans rights convention. discussed social, civil, and religous rights of women

Question 12

second great awakening

Answer 12

protestant religous revival movement. membership rose rapidly among baptist and methodist congregations whose preachers lead the movement