Religion and Abolition Flashcards
What was the 2nd Great Awakening and when?
Religious revival from 1795-1835
What was the effect of the revival on men and women?
Men and women wanted to reform their lives/change
What does temperance mean?
drinking little or no alcohol
What did the temperance movement warn people about?
the dangers of liquor
What two groups faced barriers to education?
African Americans and women/females
What is Horace Mann known for?
Founding the 1st Massachusetts state-supported normal school
What is a normal school?
school that trains highschool graduates to become teachers
What did Horace Mann believe education was the key to?
wealth and economic opportunity
What is the significance of Oberlin College of Ohio?
college accepted women and African Americans
Who was Thomas Gallaudet and what did he do?
-Teacher for deaf students
-developed and opened the Hartford School
Who was Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe and what did he do?
-Teacher for people with vision impairments
-printed books using alphabet that blind people could read
Who was Dorothea Dix?
Schoolteacher
What 2 reforms did Dix work hard for and what did she do?
Prision reform- presented her findings to state legislature of Massachusetts
Mentally Ill reform: spoke out for people who couldn’t
