Social Studies vocab unit 7 Flashcards
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Abolition
The movement and eventual legal process of ending slavery
Temperance
Social and political movement advocating for abstinence from alcoholic beverages
Seneca Falls Convention
An 1848 meeting at which activists called for equal rights for women
Declaration of Sentiments
A document called for increased women’s rights, including the right for women to vote
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Author, lecturer, and chief philosopher of the women’s rights and suffrage
Susan B. Anthony
A pioneer crusader for women’s suffrage in the U.S
Sojourner Truth
American women’s rights activist and a formerly enslaved woman
Frederick Douglass
American abolitionist and an important leader who fought for African American rights; he often traveled to do speeches about them
Women’s suffrage movement
A decades long struggle in the United States to achieve the right for women to vote
The Second Great Awakening
A widespread religious movement in the United States in the early 1800s
Property Rights
The legal entitlement that allow an owner to control, use, and dispose of property
Fair Wages
A wage that reflects a workers contribution to the company
Suffrage
The right to vote
Advocate
Someone who actively supports or promotes the interests of another person or cause
Activist
A person who actively campaigns for political, social, or economic change
Reform Movement
A group of individuals advocating for social change through the advancement of a common cause
Discrimination
The unequal or unfair treatment of individuals or groups based on certain characteristics
Gender Roles
The societal expectations and behaviors associated with different genders
Civil Rights
Personal rights guaranteed to all citizens, regardless of gender, race, or religion and is protected by the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Empowerment
The process of gaining power or authority, especially to control one’s life and claim one’s rights
Social Justice
Justice in terms of distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society
19th Amendment
Guarantees the right to vote to women, prohibiting the denial or abridgment of this right based on gender
La Amistad
A slave ship and a pivotal legal cause that emerged from a 1839 mutiny on the ship
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel, published in 1852, had profound impact on public opinion about slavery
