chapter 8 Flashcards
(10 cards)
what is capitalism ?
an economic system based on private property and free enterprise
what is the Industrial revolution ??
the change this system brought about were so great
what is utopia ??
a community based on a vision of a perfect society sought by reformers
Who is Horace Mann ?
a lawyer who became the head of the Massachusetts borax of Education in 1837
who is Dorothea Dix?
work to educate the public about poor conditions for both mentally ill& prisoners
why is transcendentalists ??
stressed the relationship between humans and nature, as well as the importance of the individual conscience
what is the Seneca Falls convention ?
where many women abolitionists also worked for women’s rights
who was Susan B. Anthony ?
she worked for women’s right and temperance
what is Erie Canal?
where many Irish immigrants worked in the construction
what is Irish?
people from Ireland
