Unit 8 - Reform Movement Flashcards
1
Q
What impact did the Second Great Awakening have on society?
A
It caused people to be more religious and started social reforms.
2
Q
What was the Temperance Movement?
A
When women fought to decrease alcohol consumption.
3
Q
What is an Abolitionist?
A
Someone who worked to end slavery. Expressed through writing, speeches, and freeing slaves.
4
Q
What is transcendentalism?
A
The focus of ideal societies and individualism. Use civil disobedience as a form of protest.
5
Q
What was the Women’s rights movement?
A
Advocating for Women’s suffrage and trying to gain more rights for women.
