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What did preachers during the Second Great Awakening emphasize

individual responsibility for seeking salvation

Why did a part of western New York become known as the burned-over district

religious fires that frequently burned there.

in what way did Thoreau demonstrate his commitment to civil disobedience

Thoreau did not want to support the U.S. government

What beliefs did the Shakers share

believed that men and women are equal, and refused to fight for any reason.

How did the efforts of  Dorothea Dix change the treatment of the mentally ill and prisoners?

emphasized the idea of rehabilitation, treatment that might reform the sick or imprisoned person to a useful position in society.

TRANSCENDENTALISM

philosophical and literary movement, Henry David Thoreau Ralph Waldo Emerson

UNITARIANISM

Rather than appealing to the emotions, William Ellery Channing

What were the purposes of Utopian communities?

experimental groups who tried to create a “utopia,” or perfect place.

Frederick Douglass

He believed that education was his way to freedom and would help abolish slavery. He joined the American antislavery society as a sponsor and later started his own slavery newspaper that guided slaves to freedom

What types of work did slaves perform on large plantations?

On large populations, men, women and even children toiled from dawn to dusk in the fields

What types of work did slaves perform in cities?

Demand arose for slaves as workers in mills and on ships. Also, slaves filled skilled occupations such as blacksmithing or carpentry resulting in a new class of skilled black laborers

What were the results of Nat Turner’s 1831 slave rebellion?

Nat turner rose with 60 slaves and slaughtered white people

What restrictions did slave codes place on African Americans?

Black slaves codes and jim Crow laws

Identify two arguments made to support slavery.

Agricultural gain and economic gain

What was done in Congress to prevent further debate on the issue of slavery?

The House of Representatives implemented a “gag rule” in the late 1830s

What was the cult of domesticity?

In the early 19th century, women faced limited options. Prevailing customs demanded that women restrict their activities after marriage to the home and family

Abolition

Movement to end slavery/Sarah Angelina Grimke

Temperance

Movement to end drinking alcohol

What was the Seneca Falls convention?

The Seneca falls convention was the first women’s right convention in the United States

cottage industry

a business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person's home.

Artisan

A worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand

journeyman

: a worker who has learned a trade and works for another person usually by the day

apprentice

a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages.

strike

a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer.

National Trade Union

the first federation of labor unions in the United States