History "The Nation Begins to Reform" #3 Flashcards
Before America was a nation what was something everyone in the country was doing?
Every one went to church
Since America was falling away from God what were the Methodists trying to do for America? Three main things
- get rid of social evils
- set in temperance laws
-get more Revivals
What are Temperance Laws?
-Laws against alcohol
What would the Methodists kick off with all their revivals?
-the second great awakening
What was New Bedford
-an waleing city ran by Quakers
Horace Mann. Who was he? What did he want?
-He was the Father of public education
-he wanted compulsory education
What is compulsory education?
-This determines what ages and how long a child would be in school
Pentitantry
- root: penitent
-penitent - to be sorry for your actions
Who were Emma Willand & Mary Lyon? What did they fight for?
- they were woman activists
-they fought for schools for woman
Who was Sarah & Angelina Grimke
What did they fight for?
- They were woman activists
- they fought to oppose slavery.
-They were the first female circuit speakers against slavery.
What was the Seneca Falls Convention?
Is was a strategic meeting to ban discrimination against women.
In the Seneca Falls Convention what was barely passed for women right?
Woman suffrage.
What is woman suffrage?
The right for women to vote
Who was inspired by the Seneca Falls Convention?
Susan B. Anthony
Who were big figures in getting rights for black people
Fredrick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
In the Political cartoon in “Jackson VErsus The Cherokee Nation” explain the cartoon on page 11.
-He looks like a king
- referencing his nickname “King Andrew”
- it’s also saying he’s like a Tyrant
- He has a veto in his hand
- Referencing that he would abuse the veto power
- He’s Standing above the constitution
- people said he acted like he was above the constitution.
- He’s also standing on a “Internal IMprovment U.S. Banks”
- He would get rid of the Second Bank of America and support his pet banks.
In the Political cartoon in “Jackson VErsus The Cherokee Nation” explain the cartoon on page 6
He’s on a throne
- agina referencing he acts like a king
It has Indians in his arms.
- The Indians look like they are “civilized”
- there other indians on the ground beneath him.
- this is to reference his nickname “The Great Father”
- He would act like he controlled the Indians.
