Chapter 15 Flashcards
(28 cards)
What was the wave of religious fervor in the 1800’s?
The second great awakening
What was the village created by a utopian believer?
New harmony
How did the 2nd Great Awakening begin?
The revival
What does temperance mean?
Little or no drinking
What was the first school for the hearing impaired?
Galledet university
What did transcendentalists stress?
The relationship between humans nature and human conscience
What were writers Margaret Fuller, Henry David Thoreau, and Ralph Waldo
Transcends list
What did Dorothea Dix do?
Reform care for the mentally ill
What was Washington Irving famous for being and what did he write?
The legend of sleepy hollow
What novel explored the issue of slavery and was the best selling novel of the 19
th
Uncle toms cabin
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet breach Stowe
What are communities based on a vision of a perfect society?
Utopia
Who were reformers who wanted to abolish slavery?
Abolitionist
Who was the first white abolitionist to call for the immediate and complete
emancipation of slaves?
William Lloyd garrison
Who was the most well known abolitionist?
Fredrick Douglass
How did he learn how to read and write?
He taught himself
What was the name of the newspaper that abolitionist edited?
North Star
What did Frederick Douglas believe destroyed America’s ideals of freedom?
Injustice of slavery
What did Frederick Douglas do with help of friends in 1847?
Purchase his freedom from his slave owner
Who worked for women’s rights as an abolitionist?
Sojourner truth
Where was she born?
New York
Why did she choose her new name?
She said I will walk in the light of gods truth
What was a network of escape routes out of the South for enslaved people?
The Underground Railroad
Who was the most famous conductor of that system?
Harriet Tubman
