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American renaissance

mid 1800s boom of literature and philsophy

who was the leading voice of transcendentalism

Ralph Waldo Emerson

transcendentalism followers also became

Unitarians

besides being a transcendentalist Emerson was also

a Unitarian

what made Emerson’s verision of Christianity different from other Christians

believed God was a single being

Emerson’s religion said the only way to get closer to God was by

discovering themselves through nature

the message of Transcendentalism (meaning)

be your best self to get closer to God

what is famous book Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote

Self-Reliance

lyceum movement

lectures by educated middle class ppl

lyceum movement was successful in what 2 regions and not as successful in what 1 region

successful North + Midwest, not as much in the South

who participated in the lyceum movement the most

Emerson

Emerson’s push for transcendalism affected what type of ppl the most

the middle class

bc of Emerson’s way of religion according to transcendalism, what was a result

Unitarians in Boston created the Mount Auburn Cemetery

Emerson was not a fan of what revolution

Industrial Rev.

bc of Emerson dislike of the Rev., what did he and his followrs do

made the Brook Farm town

Brook farm town

utopia by transcendentalist George Ripley

who was influenced by Emerson

Henry David Thoreau

HOW was shown that Thoreau was influenced

sad bc of brother death, he made cabin in the woods and lived there for 2 years alone

Walden, or life in the woods

book by Thoreau where he speaks what he learned based on the pov of a transcendentalist

what was the message of Walden, or life in the woods

don’t fit in to social norms, resist unjust laws

who was the girl version of Thoreau

Margaret Fuller

what did MAargaret Fuller do differently as a transcendalism

used transcendentalist value of individuals having the right to grow to women’s rights

who was a 3rd influenced person by Emerson

Walt Whitman

how did Whitman involve the values of transcendentalism to his life/job

he involved the values of transcendentalism to the Democratic party

name 2 authors who were influenced by transcendentalism but rally weird where ppl hated their pov

NAtheniel Hawthrone and Herman Melville

what led to the creation of utopias

ppl hated market society and left to the northeast and midwest to make new society

utopian societies mostly challenged what 3 societial norms

traditional property rights, gender roles, racism

what type of ppl went to utopian societies besides transcendentalists

farmers and artisans who were escaping depression of 1837

the shakers other name was

the United Society of Believers in Christ’s second appearing

what kind of society did the shakers have

good property rights, no alchohol, tobacco, politics, war, sex, marriage

bc of how how shakers beliefs worked, what resulted

the community died

the American Fourierist movement

socialism utopia

who founded the ideas of socialism

Charles Fourier

Albert Brisbane

helped Fourier in his utopia

“The Social Destiny of Man”

Fourier glazing socialism

who founded Oneida community

John Humphrey Noyes

what influenced him the founded of Oneida to make utopia

his belief in perfectionism

perfectionism

Jesus already came to earth so ppl should try to be perfect

how were Mormons different from other utopias

they went the conservative route rather then liberal

who founded mormonism

Joseph Smith

what the actual name of the Mormon church

Latter-Day church

Brigham Young

mormon who brought followers to settle in Utah

Mormon War”

Protestant hated polygamy+ Mormons threatened nullification so military

Oneida community relied on what company they ran

Silverware company

what led to women in NYC depend on prostitution

there only options for work were domestic servants or low wage industry jobs

what was the popular entrainment show

Minstrelsy

Minstrelsy

white guys in black face for giggles

Minstrelsy gave what future concept its name

jim crow laws

besides racist jokes, MInstrels also joked about

drunk immigrants, women’s rights, rich ppl

what led to the beginning of the nativists movement in NY

New Yorkers hated the changes in culture in NY brought by Irish+Germanimmigrants

American Republican Party

swept city elections by focusing on temperance, Catholicism, nativism movements

what did African Americans in the north advocate to do to gain respect from whites

be involved in education, temperance and hark work to gain approval of whites

how did whites respond when blacks started to be involved in social stuff to gain respect

violent resistance bc they did not want to be equal to them

“An appeal.. to the Colored Citizens of the World”

response to the violent resistance from whites who hated blacks tryna be equal

How did black ppl respond to David Walker’s response

they all supported his pamphlet

David Walker’s response influenced what person

Nat turner

IN response to WAlker+Turner movements who responded and how

Evangelical Christians with less violence

who was main leader of Evangelical Christian abolitions movent

William Lloyd Garrison

American Anti-Slavery Society

abolition organization made by Garrison

what 2 groups supported American Anti-Slavery society

Female Anti-slavery + Anti-slavery conventions of American women

how did the 2 groups that supported Garrison’s abolition organization support

spread the effort to farm villages and small towns in Midwest

why was The Bible Aginast Slavery published

to win support of religious Americans for abolition org.

who made the Underground railroad

the American Anti-Slavery society

why was the under ground railroad

method to get run-away slaves to safety

Fugitive slave law allowed

allowed owners to catch run-away slaves and bring them back

what led to the fugitive slave act

northern and Midwest states adopted it bc they didn’t support the efforts of American Anti-slavery society

what was the american antislvary society biggest effort to end slavery

they went to Congress to demand abolition

despite of all the efforts of abolition groups what happened

the groups were few in number

what did wealthy ppl fear that abolition would cause

attack all property rights

how did conservative religious men react to suffrage women

they condemned the public roles women wanted

what did northern wage ownersfear would happen is abolition happened

feared free blacks would take their jobs opportunities

amalgamation

inter-racial marriage between black and white

Elijah Lovejoy

public abolitionist in the Alton Observer newspaper

what happened to Elijah Lovejoy

shot in Illnois for being abolitionist

how did the south respond to abolition movements in the south

they completely banned them

what led to the gag rule

politcians advocated to shut up abolitionists

gag rule

automatically denied Anti-Slavery efforts

what resulted from the gag rule

kept the issue of slavery out of congress

what did William Llyod Garrison think abt women’s rights

he supported

What did Garrison try to do with his anti-slavery group and women’s rights

he demanded to make anti-slavery group to help out women’s rights

how did members of Garrison’s anti slavery respond to Garrison demand to combine anti-slave+women’s rights

they left the society

what new group did ex-memebrs of the ant-slavery society make

the American and Foreign Anti-slavery society

the American and foreign anti-slavery society

the same Garrison’s anti-slave group but no support of women’s rights

what did the AMerican and foreign anti-slavery society turn to

the Liberty Party

the Liberty party was the first

antislavery political party

who represented the Liberty party

James G. Birney

what was the liberty party’s main argument

no slaves bc the constitution never mentioned slavery so slaves became free once they entered U.S

MAry Walker Ostram

evangelical presbyterian who participated in benevolent social reform

seperate sphere

the belief that men and women have their own things only their gender can do

how did women fight the belief of seperate sphere

they made Female Moral reform society

HOrace Mann

was the guy who improved public education

Uncle tom’s cabin

portrayed the evils of slavery

who wrote Uncle Tom cbain

Harriet Beecher Stowe

women who supported African American rights began connecting rights of

womens rights

what did women who connected slavery abuse to women’s lack of rights call it

domestic slavery of women

what led to the married women’s property laws

married women wanted to own their property

what states adopted married women’s property laws

MI, MA,ME

what did the married women’s property laws do for women

gave them full legal control over their property even when married

what 2 ppl held the Seneca falls convention

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott

what did the Seneca falls conventio say

women deserves rights according to the declaration of independence