Underground railroad Flashcards
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When describing the underground railroad the terminology of “conductor” stands for
Leader of the escape
When describing the underground railroad the terminology of “passengers” stands for
escaping slaves
When describing the underground railroad the terminology of “tracks” stands for
Routes
When describing the underground railroad the terminology of “trains”
stands for
Farm wagons transporting slaves
When describing the underground railroad the terminology of “depots” stands for
Sage house to rest
Which two churches split
Baptist and methodist
Why did the Baptist and Methodist churches split into two
Because of slavery
What did the methodist and Baptist split into
Northern and Southern organizations
When did the Baptist and methodist split
1840
What did reformers want
They wanted to work within established institutions, using churches and political action to end slavery
How were women treated like in the early 19th century
- Unable to vote
- Legal status of a minor
- If single she could own her own property
- If married the husband had control over her property or children
- Could not innate a divorce
- Couldn’t make will, sign a contract, or bring suit in court without her husbands permission
What was the percentage of white women working for pay outside of home by the 1850s
10%
When a women got married if they had a job they had to what
They had to leave the paying job
What does the cult of domesticity stand for
They stand for the culture idea that glorifies the homemaker
What did the increase of power and independence of women lead to
Led to the decline in family size
what were large impersonal factories surrounded by
Slums
What were the conditions that wage slaves worked in
They had long hours, low wages, unsanitary conditions, lack of heat etc
Labor unions were what
Illegal
By the 1820s who worked in industry’s
1/2 industrial workers were children under 10 year old
Who created a state boarder of education
Horace Mann
Where did Horace Mann create the state boarder of education?
Massachusetts
When did Horace Mann create the state boarder of education
1830s
What did Horace Mann provide for schools
He provided training for teachers and expanded the curriculum to include history and geography
What was the name of the first all female college and where was it located
Mount Holyoke in Massachusetts
