The second great revival Flashcards
increased religious interest and participation
revival
to make changes or improvements
reform
to spread Christian ideas through preaching or personal testimony
Evangelism
widespread religious movement of the early 19th Century that increased church membership in the US and led to several reform movements.
2nd Great Awakening
Large (often outdoor) religious gatherings; very popular during the Second Great Awakening- also called a revival
Camp/Tent Meetings
Written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and adopted by the delegates at the Seneca Falls Convention; modeled after the Declaration of Independence; One of the rights it demanded was women’s suffrage
The Declaration of (Rights and) Sentiments
The movement that advocated for women to have the right to vote. Women’s suffrage across the country would finally be achieved with the 19th Amendment in 1920.
Women’s Suffrage Movement
The movement that advocated for the institution of enslavement to be abolished (eliminated)
Abolitionist movement
(1815-1902) A suffragette who, with Lucretia Mott, organized the first convention on women’s rights, held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. Issued the Declaration of Sentiments which declared men and women to be equal and demanded the right to vote for women. Co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association with Susan B. Anthony in 1869.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
An American social reformer and feminist who played a pivotal role in the women’s suffrage movement. She was a strong advocate for women’s suffrage. She led the National Woman Suffrage Association along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She was arrested for voting.
Susan B. Anthony
(1797-1883) She was another powerful voice for women’s rights. She was born into slavery in New York, but was freed when the state outlawed the practice in 1827. She was born as
Isabella Baumfree, but changed her name. In addition to advocating for women’s rights, she was one of the best known abolitionists, renowned for her stirring oratory
(speeches) The most well known speech was “Ain’t I a Woman?” When slavery was ended, she continued to fight for equality by protesting segregation laws.
Sojourner Truth
He was born in Pennsylvania and moved to Greene County, Tennessee in 1790. He became a member of Tennessee’s first antislavery society, The Tennessee Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves. He published the first newspaper in the country devoted to the abolitionist cause, which eventually was called The Emancipator.
Elihu Embree
(1805-1879) Prominent American abolitionist, journalist and social reformer. Editor of radical abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, and one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
william Lloyd Garrison
(1817-1895) American abolitionist and writer, he escaped slavery and became a leading African American spokesman and writer. He published his biography, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, and founded the abolitionist newspaper, The North Star.
Frederick Dougass
Born a slave on a Maryland plantation, she escaped to the North and became the most renowned conductor on the Underground Railroad, leading many enslaved people to freedom. She served as a spy and soldier for the Union, and coordinated and led the Combahee River Raid, which freed 700 enslaved people from plantations in South Carolina.
Harriet Tubman
