Vocab -Transcendentalism -Abstinence -Segregate -Emancipation -Suffrage -Naturalize -Annex -Secessionist Know these Amendments: ​-13, 14, and 15 Know these Battles: -Bull Run—proved to both sides the war was going to last -Antietam-Bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War -Gettysburg—Lee failed to bring war to the North -Vicksburg—Union controlled the Mississippi River -Sherman’s March—brought war to the South with a vengeance Multiple Choice: -Protestant revivalists preached that people are capable of shaping their own destinies -The American Colonization Society promoted migration of free black people to Liberia -One main source of division in the abolitionist movement was the extent of women involvement -Fredrick Douglas started an abolitionist newspaper -Some northern workers opposed the antislavery movement because free blacks accepted lower wages than whites -At the Seneca Falls Convention, Elizabeth Cady Stanton presented a resolution calling for women’s suffrage -When immigrants came to the US, they settled mostly in the North and West -Irish immigrants would work for less pay -Charles Finney was the central figure in the revival movement who gave sermons emphasizing individuals power to reform themselves -Thoreau believed in the value of leisure and the benefits of living closely with nature -Maine became the first state to ban alcoholic beverages -In the early 1800s, prisoners were punished by being isolated -Utopian reformers believed that it was possible to create a place where greed and sin did not exist -The abolition movement created increased tensions between the North and the South -The abolition movement was the primary means by which women entered into politics -At the First Battle of Bull Run the Union troops were unorganized -General Robert E. Lee’s army would never seriously threaten union soil -The Gettysburg Address remained listeners why the war was being fought -The Emancipation Proclamation did nothing to free the slaves in the border states -The Reconstruction Act of 1867 placed the South under military rule -After Pres. Johnson’s impeachment, he lacked any real power -Uncle Tom’s Cabin, brought the evils of slavery to the North -Charles Sumner was beaten unconscious People: -Emerson: Leader of the transcendentalist movement -Mann: Leader in education reform -Dix: Avid prison reformist -Garrison: Famous radical abolitionist -Stowe: Wrote a famous antislavery novel -Truth: Believed African American women had a place in the women’s right movement -Tubman: Leader of the Underground Railroad Know the 3 strengths of both the North and the South

Transcendentalism

A philosophical movement emphasizing the inherent goodness of people and nature.

Abstinence

The practice of restraining from indulging in specific pleasures or behavior, such as substance use.

Segregate

To separate or set apart from others or from the main group.

Emancipation

The act of freeing individuals from oppression or bondage, particularly with regard to slaves.

Suffrage

The right to vote in political elections, especially women's suffrage.

Naturalize

To confer citizenship on a foreign individual or group.

Annex

The action of adding a territory to an existing political unit.

Secessionist

A person who advocates for the separation of a group from a larger body or political entity, often in the context of states leaving a union.

13th Amendment

Abolished slavery.

14th Amendment

Defined citizenship and provided equal protection under the law.

15th Amendment

Granted African American men the right to vote.

Bull Run

Proved to both sides the war was going to last.

Antietam

Bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War.

Gettysburg

General Lee failed to bring the war to the North.

Vicksburg

Union controlled the Mississippi River.

Sherman's March

Brought war to the South with a vengeance.

Frederick Douglass

Started an abolitionist newspaper.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Called for women's suffrage at the Seneca Falls Convention.

Thoreau

Valued leisure and living in harmony with nature.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Highlighted slavery's evils.

Charles Sumner

Beaten for his anti-slavery stance.

Dix

Notable prison reformist.

Tubman

Leader of the Underground Railroad.