MIDTERM HISTORY AGE OF REFORM: MATCHING PEOPLE Flashcards
(15 cards)
Transcendentalist writer that focused on self reliance; wrote American scholar
Ralph Emerson
Famous preacher and leader of the second great awakening; desired religious conversions
Charles Finney
Transcendentalist writer that wrote On the Duty of Civil Disobedience and Walden
Hebert Thoreau
Creator of the Mormon religion or Church of Latter-Day Saints but was murdered
Joseph smith
Second prominent leader of the Mormon religion; led followers to Utah
Brigham young
Female advocate for mental health and prison reform
Dorothea dix
Prominent abolitionist that created a popular anti-slavery publication; had a relationship with Douglass
William garrison
Former slave that became a fugitive but spoke up for the cause of abolition despite the risks
Fredrick Douglas
Female abolitionist from the South who was concerned about her family members’ souls after death
Angelina Grimke
Slave gifted preacher that saw a “sign” and decided to lead a rebellion that killed many white people
Nat turner
Advocate for temperance who often attested to the evils of alcohol
Mary Vaughan
Former slave that began to travel throughout the country preaching; she argued for abolition
Sojourner truth
Religious awakening that focused on preaching and revivalism; inspired social reform
Second great awakening
Movement that focused on personal/private religious experiences; focused on nature, emotion, etc.
Transcendentalism
Reform movement that focused on the immediate end of the institution of slavery
Abolitionist movement