The Second Great Awakening & Reform Movements Flashcards
What was the Second Great Awakening?
*The re-emergence of Protestantism that began in the West where early settlers were isolated and brought people together by religious revivals.
*Stressed a religious philosophy of salvation through good deeds and tolerance, rejecting the old Calvinist ‘doctrine of predestination’ where God has predetermined who will receive salvation and who will not.
Why did the Second Great Awakening moved to the East?
- The lack of autonomy in factories
- Less pride because of unskilled labor taking over
- Women were not getting married because the men were moving away.
What was the Free School Movement?
A reform movement that occurred during the Jacksonian Era that primarily focused on establishing free public schooling for children of all classes.
What was Dorothea Dix’s role in the Mental Health Movement?
A reformer and pioneer who was responsible for improving conditions in jails, poorhouses and insane asylums throughout the U.S. and Canada for the mentally ill.
Who was the American Temperance Society?
A successful movement that addressed the alcohol problem in the middle and upper class with anti-drinking rallies, water wagons, and pressuring churches to expel members who condoned alcohol. It was meant to stop sin in America.
What was the Abolitionist Movement?
A political and social movement centered around ending slavery and promoting equal rights for all individuals. This movement gained momentum in the early to mid-19th century, influenced by moral, religious, and economic arguments against slavery, leading to significant societal changes.
What was the American Colonization Society (Liberia)?
An organization founded in 1816 that aimed to resettle free African Americans in Liberia. The society promoted colonization as a solution to perceived racial problems in America, arguing that free blacks could not coexist peacefully with white Americans.
What was the American Abolition Society?
An abolitionist society founded by William Loyd Garrison, who advocated the immediate abolition of slavery with no compensation to the slave owners, arguing that slavery was a moral evil that should not stop gradually.
Who was William Loyd Garrison?
An outspoken abolitionist who published an anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator. It called for freedom for all slaves immediately. Additionally, he wanted the North to secede from the Union to separate themselves from the slave-owning South.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
A prominent African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who escaped from slavery and became a leading voice in the fight for abolition, women’s rights, and civil rights.
Who is David Walker?
A black abolitionist who called for the immediate emancipation of slaves. He wrote the “Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World.” which called for a bloody end to white supremacy, believing that the only way to end slavery was for slaves to physically revolt.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
The first women’s rights convention held in the United States, marking a pivotal moment in the early women’s suffrage movement. It was organized by activists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, where they gathered to discuss the social, civil, and religious rights of women.
What is the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments?
A series of resolutions issued at the end of the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. It was modeled after the Declaration of Independence, but listed the grievances of women and called for economic and social equality and suffrage.
What are utopias?
A series of social experiments in the early to mid-19th century aimed at creating ideal societies based on various philosophical, religious, or communal principles.
What is the Doctrine of Perfectionism?
It’s not enough to be born again, you have to spread Christianity and convert others to speed up the second coming of Christ.
